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| 1 | to fall or almost fall while you are walking or running 绊倒；绊了一下 |
| Cheryl’ s horse stumbled, throwing her to the ground. 谢里尔的马绊了一下，把她摔在地上。 |
| +over/on etc On his morning run, Derek stumbled over a fallen tree. 晨跑时德里克被一棵倒下的树绊了一下。 |
| +through/across etc She stumbled across the hall and felt for the light switch. 她跌跌撞撞地穿过大厅，摸索着找电灯开关。 |
| | 1a | to move with difficulty and nearly fall because you are tired or ill （由于疲倦或生病而）跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚而行 | | +along/across/into etc Hundreds of refugees stumbled wearily along the road. 数百名难民步履蹒跚，沿道路有气无力地走着。 | |
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| 2 | to make a mistake when you are speaking （说话时）打结巴；说错 |
| Children often stumble when reading aloud. 孩子们大声朗读时常会结结巴巴的。 |
| +over/on He was embarrassed, stumbling over the words. 他很是尴尬，说话时结结巴巴。 |
| | 2a | to make a mistake when you are trying to achieve something （努力要获得某物时）出岔子，出差错 | | There are plenty of young rivals to take his place if he stumbles. 如果他出了差错，有许多年轻的竞争对手会取而代之。 | |
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| - | ˈstumble aˌcross or ˈstumble ˌon ˈstumble upˌon |
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| | stumble across/on/upon sth: to find something or meet someone by accident 偶然发现（某物）；邂逅（某人） | We stumbled across him in the library. 我们在图书馆碰见了他。 | | A journalist finally stumbled on the truth. 一位新闻记者最终在无意间发现了真相。 | |
| - | ˈstumble ˌinto |
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| | stumble into sth: to become involved in something by accident 偶然卷入（或介入、加入） | He claims he stumbled into acting. 他声称自己是偶然进入演艺行业的。 | |
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