bump around

• 动词短语，指笨拙地或漫无目的地移动，常伴有碰撞障碍物；也指通过反复尝试和犯错来摸索。

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving clumsily or aimlessly, often hitting obstacles, or to describe a process of trial and error.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不带宾语

1. Move clumsily or noisilyinformal

   To move in a clumsy, unsteady, or noisy manner, often hitting things.

   笨拙地移动

   • The kids were bumping around in the attic all afternoon.
   • He bumped around the dark room, looking for the light switch.
   • The old car bumped around on the rough dirt road.

   同义词bargeblunderbumbleclatterlurchstumble

   反义词flowglidesmooth

2. Travel without a fixed planinformal

   To travel or move from place to place without a specific destination or schedule.

   漫无目的地旅行

   • We spent the summer bumping around Europe with no itinerary.
   • After college, he bumped around the country for a few years.
   • They just bumped around the city, exploring random streets.

   同义词driftgadgallivantknock aboutmeandermoochrambleroamtraipsewander

   反义词remainsettlestay

基本动词bump