bumble

英 [ˈbʌmbl]

美 [ˈbʌmbl]

v.  笨手笨脚; 跌跌撞撞

现在分词：bumbling　过去式：bumbled　第三人称单数：bumbles　复数：bumbles　过去分词：bumbled　

GRE

BNC.31044 / COCA.23250

短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• 笨手笨脚；跌跌撞撞
  to act or move in an awkward or confused way
  1. I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen.
     我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。

英英释义

verb

• speak haltingly
  1. The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
  Synonym:stutterstammerfalter
• walk unsteadily
  1. The drunk man stumbled about
  Synonym:stumblefalter
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
  Synonym:botchbodgefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up

双语例句

• Mr Bumble rubbed his eyes, read the notice again, and was at the address in less than ten minutes.
  班布尔先生揉了揉眼睛，把这条消息又看了一遍，不到十分钟，他就找到了那个地址。
• Even Mr Bumble felt a little pity.
  连班布尔先生也有点可怜他了。
• Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces.
  关注一团糟的蜜蜂，小小的孩子，一张张的笑脸。
• After many expressions of undying love, Mr Bumble finally left the room and returned home, with bright visions of his future.
  说了许多永不变心的殷勤话之后，班布尔先生怀着关于自己将来的美好梦想离开了这间屋子，回到了自己的家。
• If Mr Bumble had known this earlier, he might have told a different story, but now it was too late.
  如果班布尔早知道是这样的话，他说的可能会与刚才说的完全不一样，可现在已为时太晚了。
• While They drank to celebrate the arrangement, Mrs Corney told Mr Bumble about old Sally's death, and the unknown gold object which she had stolen from the dead body of The young woman.
  他们举杯祝贺这一安排，这时，科尼太太将老萨莉的死和她从死去的年轻女人身上偷了不知名的金货的事一起告诉了班布尔先生。
• He meets up with Bumble, the toy bee, and together they have many adventures at the dump and at the nearby pond.
  他认识了叫邦宝的玩具蜜蜂，并且一起在垃圾场附近的池塘冒险。
• 'Will you come along with me, Oliver?' asked Mr Bumble in a loud voice.
  你愿意跟我走吗，奥利弗？班布尔先生大声问。
• It was, in fact, Mr Bumble the beadle, Oliver's old enemy.
  其实，他就是班布尔先生，那位执事，奥利弗的老对头。
• European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color.
  欧洲的一种兰，花的形状和颜色像蜜蜂。