词汇 | fumble |
释义 | fumble verb uk/ˈfʌm.bəl/ us/ˈfʌm.bəl/ (DO STH AWKWARDLY) [ I usually + adv/prep ]笨手笨脚地做;(尤指)摸索,乱摸 to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands I fumbled with the lock. 我笨手笨脚地想把锁打开。 He fumbled in his pockets for some change. 他在口袋里摸索着找零钱。 She fumbled around/about in her handbag, looking for her key. 她在手提袋里摸索着找钥匙。 They fumbled around/about (= moved awkwardly) in the dark, trying to find their way out of the cinema. 他们在黑暗中摸索,想从电影院里出去。 (SPORT) [ I,T ]漏接(球) in sport, to fail to catch a ball If Wilson hadn't fumbled that catch, we might have won the match. 如果威尔逊没有漏掉那个球,这场比赛我们可能就会赢了。 (THINK OF A WORD) [ I usually + adv/prep ]找不到合适的词表达;搜肠刮肚 to have difficulty saying or thinking of suitable words I was fumbling for the right word. 我正在搜肠刮肚,想找一个合适的词。 |
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