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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   tumble

   • IPA[ˈtəmb(ə)l]

   美式

   • v.
     (typically of a person) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong；move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way
   • n.
     a sudden or headlong fall；a rapid fall in amount or value

   • verb: tumble, 3rd person present: tumbles, gerund or present participle: tumbling, past tense: tumbled, past participle: tumbled

   • noun: tumble, plural noun: tumbles

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (typically of a person) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs 同義詞 fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's footing, lose one's balance, ... 更多keel over, pitch over, take a spill, collapse, fall headlong, fall head over heels, fall end over end, trip, trip up, stumble, informalcome a cropper, datedmeasure one's length, archaicgrabble
   • ▪ move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way a group of kids tumbled from the vehicle and headed inside 同義詞 hurry, rush, scramble, pile, scurry, ... 更多scuttle, jump, spring, bound, cascade, fall, stream, flow, pour, spill
   • ▪ (of something abstract) fall rapidly in amount or value property prices tumbled 同義詞 fall steeply/sharply, plummet, plunge, dive, nosedive, ... 更多take a dive, fall off a cliff, drop rapidly, slump, slide, fall, decrease, decline, informalcrash, go into a tailspin反義詞 rise, soar
   • ▪ rumple; disarrange he slept fitfully for the third night in a row, tumbling the covers about him as he tried to get comfortable 同義詞 tousle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, make untidy, ... 更多disarrange, disorder, mess up, informalmuss (up)
   • 2. perform acrobatic or gymnastic exercises, typically handsprings and somersaults in the air.
   • ▪ (of tumbler pigeons) repeatedly turn over backward in flight.
   • 3. informal understand the meaning or hidden implication of (a situation) she tumbled to our scam 同義詞 realize, understand, grasp, comprehend, take in, ... 更多apprehend, perceive, see, recognize, see the light, informallatch onto, cotton onto, catch onto, get, get wise to, get one's head around, figure out, get a fix on, get the message, get the picture, have an aha moment, twig, suss, savvy
   • 4. informal have sex with he was tumbling a strange woman
   • 5. clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling barrel.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a sudden or headlong fall I took a tumble in the nettles 同義詞 fall, trip, spill, informalnosedive, header, ... 更多cropper
   • ▪ a rapid fall in amount or value a tumble in share prices 同義詞 drop, fall, plunge, dive, nosedive, ... 更多slump, decline, collapse, informalcrash反義詞 rise
   • ▪ an untidy or confused arrangement or state her hair was a tumble of untamed curls 同義詞 jumble, mess, clutter, confusion, chaos, ... 更多disorder, disarray
   • 2. a handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
   • 3. informal an act or instance of having sex.
   • 4. US informal a friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgment, or interest not a soul gave him a tumble