stumble

🇺🇸 /ˈstʌmbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstʌmbl/
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タグ TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
R

A small problem or mistake that stops you from doing something well for a short time.

The team's first stumble in the game gave the other team a chance to score.

試合でのチームの最初のミスが相手チームに得点の機会を与えた。

R

When you almost fall because your foot hits something.

He had a small stumble on the uneven path but didn't fall.

彼はでこぼこの道で少しつまずいたが、転ばなかった。

R

A mistake when speaking, reading, or playing music that makes you pause.

Her speech had a few stumbles, but she continued confidently.

彼女のスピーチにはいくつか詰まりがあったが、自信を持って続けた。

intransitive verb
C1

To almost fall because your foot hits something.

She didn't see the rock and started to stumble.

彼女は岩に気づかず、つまずき始めた。

R

To walk in a shaky or unsteady way.

In the dark room, he began to stumble and reached for the wall.

暗い部屋で、彼はよろめき始め、壁に手を伸ばした。

R

To make mistakes and pause when speaking or reading.

When he got nervous, he would stumble over his words.

緊張すると、彼は言葉に詰まることがあった。

translation

n. 小さな問題やミス, つまずくことや転びそうになること, 話すことや読むことでのミス
vi. つまずく, よろめいて歩く, どもったり間違えたりする

語形変化

3rd Present stumbles
Progressive stumbling
Past stumbled
Perfect stumbled
Plural stumbles

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