| 词汇 | tumbled |
| 释义 | tumbled past simple and past participle oftumble 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 balance collapse under someone's/something's weight collapse/fall in a heapidiom cropper crumple drop drop like fliesidiom faceplant fly knock someone over let goidiom mic drop nosedive overbalance parachutist plunge shower thump wayside You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Price decreases Moving unsteadily or with difficulty Phrasal verbtumble to something Examples of tumbledtumbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Again, agricultural ' depression ' is something we understand as a period of developmental stasis and social crisis when fields of grain tumbled down to grass. When the stock market tumbled beginning in 2000, what had been a large aggregate asset became a net liability that persisted through 2005. Many lost handaxes would be tumbled by a flood and then later discovered in the river bed, with some edges smoothed enough to hold comfortably. When he had almost completed his work in the ditch, the walls tumbled in and within minutes he was covered in heavy sand. In the end, those dictatorships tumbled because we faced them down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Have human rights around the world deteriorated so sharply while dictatorships have tumbled? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 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 It is because wages have tumbled down and the cost of living has been coming a long way behind that this complaint is made to-night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They broke it very effectively, and the result was that prices tumbled and a sort of musical chairs took place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The company has gone from being cash-rich to being in cash deficit, the chief executive designate has resigned, and share prices have tumbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is international because computer hardware has tumbled in price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But we have really tumbled off now; let us make no mistake about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problems have tumbled down continually during its progress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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