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

• We say: here are the stumbling blocks, here are the roadblocks.
  我们说：这里有障碍物，这里有绊脚石。
• 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。
• I always suspected that Germany would turn out to be the stumbling block.
  我一直怀疑德国最终将成为绊脚石。
• 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。
• 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。
• There's only one stumbling block: your mother.
  只有一个障碍你母亲。
• Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
  也许实现统一最大的绊脚石是驻扎在韩国的军队。
• Today, the US is stumbling into dual containment of China and Russia.
  如今，美国跌跌撞撞地陷入了对中国和俄罗斯的双重遏制。
• The time for stumbling through the euro crisis is over.
  跌跌撞撞地度过欧元危机的时候已经过去了。
• It's a good plan, but the opposition of the local people may be a stumbling block.
  这是一个好计划，不过当地人的反对可能成为一大障碍。