fumble
- IPA[ˈfəmb(ə)l]
美式
- use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something；move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one's way
- an act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something；an act of dropping or losing control of the ball, sometimes causing a turnover
verb: fumble, 3rd person present: fumbles, gerund or present participle: fumbling, past tense: fumbled, past participle: fumbled
noun: fumble, plural noun: fumbles
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something she fumbled with the lock
- ▪ move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one's way Greg fumbled around in the closet and found his black jacket
- ▪ use the hands clumsily to move (something) as specified she fumbled a cigarette from her bag
- ▪ drop or lose control of (the ball), sometimes causing a turnover he seldom fumbled a ball
- ▪ (in other ball games) fail to catch or field (the ball, a pass, a shot, etc.) cleanly.
- ▪ express oneself or deal with something clumsily or nervously asked for explanations, Michael had fumbled for words
名詞
- 1. an act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something just one fumble during a tire change could separate the winners from the losers
- ▪ an act of dropping or losing control of the ball, sometimes causing a turnover his fumble was recovered on the 6-yard line
- ▪ (in other ball games) an act of failing to catch or field the ball cleanly.
- ▪ an act of managing or dealing with something clumsily we are not talking about subtle errors of judgment, but major fumbles
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈfʌmbl]
英式
- do or handle something clumsily: she fumbled with the lock
- an act of doing or handling something clumsily: just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers
Oxford Dictionary
