| 词汇 | tumble |
| 释义 | tumble verb[ I ] uk /ˈtʌm.bəl/ us /ˈtʌm.bəl/ to fall quickly and without control: 跌倒;滚下，坠落;倒塌 I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs.我一失足从楼梯上滚了下来。 At any moment the whole building could tumble down.整幢建筑随时有可能坍塌。 He lost his balance and tumbled over.他失去平衡摔倒了。 to go down onto the ground suddenly fallShe slipped and fell. dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree. collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake. crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor. tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain. plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke. to fall a lot in value in a short time: （价值）暴跌，骤降 Share prices tumbled yesterday.昨天股票大跌。 to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall: 跌跌撞撞地走 An excited group of children tumbled out of school/the bus.一群激动不已的孩子一窝蜂地跑出了学校／跑下了公共汽车。 Falling and dropping ass collapse collapse under someone's/something's weight collapse/fall in a heapidiom crumple drop like fliesidiom drop off faceplant fly knock knock someone over let goidiom mic drop nosedive overbalance parachutist shower topple trip (someone) up wayside You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Price decreases Moving unsteadily or with difficulty Phrasal verbtumble to something tumble noun[ C ] uk /ˈtʌm.bəl/ us /ˈtʌm.bəl/ a sudden fall: 摔倒，跌跤;跌落 She took a nasty tumble on her way to work and grazed her arm.她上班途中重重摔了一跤，擦伤了胳膊。 Falling and dropping ass collapse collapse under someone's/something's weight collapse/fall in a heapidiom crumple drop like fliesidiom drop off faceplant fly knock knock someone over let goidiom mic drop nosedive overbalance parachutist shower topple trip (someone) up wayside Idiomtake a tumble tumble | American Dictionarytumble verb[ I ] us/ˈtʌm·bəl/ to fall or roll quickly and without control: Rocks tumbled down the hill. She lost her balance and tumbled into the mud. fig. Stock prices tumbled (= quickly lost a lot of value). tumblenoun[ C ]us/ˈtʌm·bəl/ I took a tumble and hurt my knee. tumble | Business Englishtumble verb[ I ] STOCK MARKETuk /ˈtʌmbl/us to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly: tumble to sth (from sth)Its stock has tumbled to $1.62 a share from a high of $14 last week. tumble 20%/20 points/20 centsDecember crude oil tumbled 51 cents to $24.34 a barrel. Stock and bond prices tumbled sharply. tumble noun[ C ] uk /ˈtʌmbl/us a sudden and large reduction in value or amount: Financial stocks are expected to take a tumble as interest rates rise. Examples of tumbletumble Again, agricultural ' depression ' is something we understand as a period of developmental stasis and social crisis when fields of grain tumbled down to grass. Long-range motional restrictions in a multidomain zinc-finger protein from anisotropic tumbling. When the stock market tumbled beginning in 2000, what had been a large aggregate asset became a net liability that persisted through 2005. I have been unable to mention, much less do justice to, all the many themes and arguments that come tumbling off the pages of this book. They learn to sit independently and to use their stable torso as a base of support for reaching in many areas of the space without tumbling over. However, the application of positive stimuli (addition of an attractant or removal of a repellent) suppresses the tumbling frequency and the lengths of individual straight trajectories become longer. Éirann; in 1988 he threw in the bureaucratic towel, and the pieces have been tumbling out of him ever since, chief among them seven of his now nine symphonies. If you take away a cornerstone, much more may come tumbling down. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Most of these ancient philosophies which belong to a period of time so remote, when we were not at war, have tumbled down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prices paid by industry for gas and electricity have tumbled in recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The world slump has sent inflation rates tumbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the bottom of the yard is a wall, which has half tumbled down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not subscribe to the view that world real prices are likely to come tumbling down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have an example here of political tumbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their neighbours were tumbling over one another to give them a friendly welcome, and to help them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tumble These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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