stumbling

英 [ˈstʌmblɪŋ]

美 [ˈstʌmblɪŋ]

v.  绊脚; 跌跌撞撞地走; 蹒跚而行; (不顺畅地)说，读，演奏
stumble的现在分词

复数：stumblings　现在分词：stumbling　

BNC.14364 / COCA.16417

柯林斯词典

• VERB 绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚
  If youstumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
  1. He stumbled and almost fell...
     他差点被绊倒。
  2. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
     我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。
  3. Stumbleis also a noun.
     
  4. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
     我只是绊了一下，周围就变成了一片黑暗。
• VERB (朗读或说话时)结巴，磕磕巴巴
  If youstumblewhile you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
  1. ...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
     他声音颤抖，一度说话磕磕巴巴的

双语例句

• But a key stumbling block continues to be u. s.reluctance to cede any power in Iraq.
  但是美国不愿意放弃在伊拉克的任何权力，仍然是一个重要的绊脚石。
• But with China's economy now stumbling, where are we heading?
  但是随着中国经济蹒跚前行的现状，我们又将向何去何从？
• Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
  也许实现统一最大的绊脚石是驻扎在韩国的军队。
• There's only one stumbling block: your mother.
  只有一个障碍你母亲。
• The eurozone policy debate remains a major stumbling block to making any economic progress.
  对欧元区政策的争议一直是改善经济的主要障碍，欧元区成员国也一直无法达成共识。
• This action of the U.S. Government has added a new stumbling block in the way of the development of Sino-U.S. relations and settlement of the Taiwan question.
  美国政府的这一行动，给中美关系的发展和台湾问题的解决增加了新的障碍和阻力。
• One of the biggest stumbling blocks to all well laid strategic plans is time and money.
  对所有优良的战略计划来说最大的绊脚石就是时间和金钱。
• The issue could turn out to be a major stumbling block.
  这个问题可能成为一个主要绊脚石。
• Lee: You're right and that may be the stumbling block.
  你说的对，这很可能阻碍我们的收购。
• Usually we think of blockage in terms of stumbling blocks, or obstacles, to agreement.
  一谈到阻碍，我们通常会联想到使我们不能达成共识的绊脚石，障碍物。