音标:[ˈfʌmbld] ;
v. (笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸, 笨拙地弄; 使落下
v feel about uncertainly or blindly
v make one's way clumsily or blindly
v handle clumsily
v make a mess of, destroy or ruin
v drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

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fumble的用法和样例:

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. Want to have patience, want to fumble slowly.要有耐心,要慢慢摸索。
  2. You fumble to find your passport when you cross a frontier.当你出境时,要摸索着寻找护照。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. She fumbled in the dark for the light switch.她在黑暗中摸索着找电灯开关。
  2. His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.由于尴尬不安,他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。
用作及物动词S+ ~+n./pron.
  1. He fumbled the catch and dropped the ball.他接球失误,把球丢了。

词汇搭配

  • fumble about瞎摸
  • Fort Fumble五角大楼
  • fumble the ball漏球(失球
  • fumble around笨手笨脚地寻找...

经典引文

  • I fumbled with the catch of the front door, my hands trembling with nervousness.

    出自:I. Murdoch
  • I fumbled in my shopping bag..for our supper.

    出自:E. Figes
  • Mark would not fumble..he would move with absolute assurance.

    出自:L. Auchincloss
  • Fumbling in his mind for something to say.

    出自:fig.
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