fum·ble
verb/ˈfʌmbl/
/ˈfʌmbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fumble | /ˈfʌmbl/ /ˈfʌmbl/ |
| he / she / it fumbles | /ˈfʌmblz/ /ˈfʌmblz/ |
| past simple fumbled | /ˈfʌmbld/ /ˈfʌmbld/ |
| past participle fumbled | /ˈfʌmbld/ /ˈfʌmbld/ |
| -ing form fumbling | /ˈfʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈfʌmblɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to use your hands in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful when you are doing something or looking for something
笨手笨脚地做（某事）；笨拙地摸找（某物） - fumble (at/with/in something) (for something) She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief.
她在口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。 - He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.
他笨手笨脚地摆弄衬衣上的纽扣。 - fumble around She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.
她摸黑找电灯开关。 - fumble something + adv./prep. He fumbled the key into the ignition.
他笨拙地把钥匙插进汽车点火开关。 - fumble to do something I fumbled to zip up my jacket.
我笨手笨脚地拉上夹克的拉链。
- fumble (at/with/in something) (for something) She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief.
- [intransitive, transitive] to have difficulty speaking clearly or finding the right words to say
笨嘴拙舌地说话；支支吾吾地说 - fumble (for something) During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words.
面试时她支支吾吾找不出适当的话语。 - fumble something to fumble an announcement
结结巴巴地宣告
- fumble (for something) During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words.
- [transitive] fumble something (especially in sport) to drop a ball or to fail to stop or kick it
失球；接球失误；漏接
Word Originlate Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen.