tumble
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sb/sth to) fall, esp helplessly or violently, but usu without serious injury (使某人[某物])倒下, 坠落(尤指身不由己或猛劲儿, 但通常并无重伤)
tumble down the stairs, off a bicycle, out of a tree, over a step, etc 从楼梯上滚下、 从自行车上摔下、 从树上掉下、 绊倒在台阶上
Toddlers keep tumbling over. 学步的儿童老是摔跤.
The children tumbled (ie pushed) each other (over) in the snow. 孩子们互相推来推去倒在雪地上了.
(b) [I] fall rapidly in value or amount (价格或数量)急遽下降
Share prices tumbled on the stock-market. 股市上股票价格暴跌.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
roll to and fro or over and over or up and down in a restless and disorderly way 打滚; (不安地和胡乱地)翻滚
The puppies were tumbling about on the floor. 小狗在地板上打著滚.
The stream tumbled over the rocks. 溪水滚滚流过岩石.
The breakers came tumbling onto the shore. 浪涛滚滚而来拍打著岸边.
3 [Ipr, Ip] ~ into/out of sth; ~ in/out move or rush in the specified direction in a headlong or blundering way 急促地或胡乱地朝某方向移动或猛冲
I threw off my clothes and tumbled into bed. 我脱掉衣服倒在床上便睡了.
The children tumbled into/out of the car. 孩子们一窝蜂上了[下了]汽车.
My shopping bag broke and everything tumbled out. 我的购物袋破了, 东西纷纷都掉了出来.
4 [Tn, Tn.p] rumple or disarrange (sth) 弄乱, 搅乱(某物)
The wind tumbled her hair. 风把她的头发吹乱了.
The bedclothes were tumbled (about) as though the bed had been slept in. 床上的被褥都弄乱了, 好像有人睡过觉.
5 (phr v) tumble down fall into ruin; collapse 已残破不堪; 倒塌; 垮掉
The old barn we bought to convert into flats was practically tumbling down. 那个旧谷仓我们买下想改建住房的, 实际上已经快塌了. tumble to sb/sth (infml 口) realize the true character of sb or grasp a hidden meaning, etc 看穿某人或了解到隐含的意义等
I tumbled to him/to what he was up to when I found some of his letters to Jane. 我发现了他写给简的一些信, 赫然了解了他的为人[他居心何在]. tumble, n
1 [C] helpless or violent fall (身不由己的或猛力的)倒下; 摔倒; 跌跤; 坠落; 倒塌
have/take a nasty tumble 重重跌一跤.
2 [sing] untidy or confused state 混乱; 杂乱
bedclothes in a tumble on the floor 散乱在地上的被褥.
OK, everyone. Less noise, please! Gather round and listen carefully. First we are going to search the beach and the rock pools. Let me remind you what we are looking for: seaweeds, fish, plants, all living things. When you find anything, make a note where
00在这里集合,游泳之后再吃午餐。别着急!我们有足够的时间。
You can imagine how useful this is, particularly in countries like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters.
你可以想像得到,特别是在中国和日本这些使用文字而不是字母的国家,这是多么有用处!
Light the fire not so near the entrance that the wind will blow the fire out, and not so far in that the smoke will fill the cave, said my brother.