stumbling

英 [ˈstʌmblɪŋ]

美 [ˈstʌmblɪŋ]

v.  绊脚; 跌跌撞撞地走; 蹒跚而行; (不顺畅地)说，读，演奏
stumble的现在分词

复数：stumblings　现在分词：stumbling　

BNC.14364 / COCA.16417

柯林斯词典

• VERB 绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚
  If youstumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
  1. He stumbled and almost fell...
     他差点被绊倒。
  2. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
     我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。
  3. Stumbleis also a noun.
     
  4. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
     我只是绊了一下，周围就变成了一片黑暗。
• VERB (朗读或说话时)结巴，磕磕巴巴
  If youstumblewhile you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
  1. ...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
     他声音颤抖，一度说话磕磕巴巴的

双语例句

• His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
  他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
• The obstacles, setbacks, and stumbling blocks are an anticipated aspect of any journey.
  障碍、挫折和绊脚石在任何旅途上都会出现。
• His stumbling attempts at colloquial Russian amused her.
  他结结巴巴地学说俄语，把她逗乐了。
• Perhaps the biggest stumbling block to disarmament is the deterrent theory.
  也许裁军的最大障碍就是威慑理论。
• It has become a stumbling block to the progress of human civilization.
  它已成为人类文化发展的绊脚石。
• This teaching is a stumbling block for two reasons.
  这个教导成为障碍，有两个理由。
• This action of the U.S. Government has added a new stumbling block in the way of the development of Sino-U.S. relations and settlement of the Taiwan question.
  美国政府的这一行动，给中美关系的发展和台湾问题的解决增加了新的障碍和阻力。
• But a key stumbling block continues to be u. s.reluctance to cede any power in Iraq.
  但是美国不愿意放弃在伊拉克的任何权力，仍然是一个重要的绊脚石。
• This argument has been a major stumbling block in my discussions with Chinese students and business people.
  这种观点成为我与中国学生和商人讨论的一个主要障碍。
• Usually we think of blockage in terms of stumbling blocks, or obstacles, to agreement.
  一谈到阻碍，我们通常会联想到使我们不能达成共识的绊脚石，障碍物。