stumble

• 名词，指在行走或奔跑时脚被绊住或失去平衡的动作，常导致几乎跌倒或走错一步；也可引申为犯错误或说话结巴。

A noun referring to an act of tripping or losing one's balance while walking or running, often resulting in a near fall or a misstep.

1. Trip or fallA2formal

   An act of tripping or losing balance while walking or running.

   绊倒

   • He took a stumble on the uneven pavement.
   • Her stumble on the stairs caused a minor injury.
   • The runner's stumble cost him the race.

   同义词falllurchmisstepsliptriptumble

2. Mistake or errorB2informal

   A mistake or blunder, especially in speech or performance.

   失误

   • The politician's verbal stumble was caught on camera.
   • She made a stumble during her presentation but recovered quickly.
   • His stumble in the interview cost him the job.

   同义词blundererrorgaffemisstepmistakeslipslip-up

• 表示行走或奔跑时脚步不稳、踉跄或绊倒的动词，也表示偶然发现、遇到或想到某事物。

A verb used to indicate the act of tripping or losing balance while walking or running, or to encounter something unexpectedly.

1. Trip or lose balanceA2formal

   To trip or lose your balance while walking or running, often by hitting your foot against something.

   绊倒

   • He stumbled over a rock on the path.
   • She stumbled and nearly fell down the stairs.
   • The child stumbled while learning to walk.

   同义词falllurchmisstepslipstaggertottertrip

2. B1formal

   To make a mistake or have difficulty while speaking, performing, or doing something.

   犯错

   • The actor stumbled over his lines during the play.
   • She stumbled through her speech due to nervousness.
   • He stumbled on the math problem but eventually solved it.

   同义词blundererrfalterflounderfumblesliptrip

   反义词excelprospersucceedtriumph

3. Discover by chanceB2informal

   To find or encounter something unexpectedly or by accident.

   偶然发现

   • I stumbled upon an old photograph in the attic.
   • She stumbled across a great book at the library.
   • They stumbled into a hidden café while exploring the city.

   同义词bump intochance uponcome acrossdiscoverencounterfindhappen upon

   反义词searchseek