tumble

英 [ˈtʌmbl]

美 [ˈtʌmbl]

v.  (使)跌倒，摔倒，滚落，翻滚下来; 倒塌; 坍塌; (价格或数量)暴跌，骤降
n.  跌倒; 滚落; 暴跌; 混乱的一堆; 杂乱不堪的一团

过去式：tumbled　现在分词：tumbling　过去分词：tumbled　第三人称单数：tumbles　复数：tumbles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6023 / COCA.5472

短语动词

短语用例

tumble to sth

• 顿悟；突然意识到
  to suddenly understand sth or be aware of sth
  1. He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
     他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。

牛津词典

verb

• （使）跌倒，摔倒，滚落，翻滚下来
  to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times, but usually without serious injury; to make sb/sth fall in this way
  1. He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
     他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
• 倒塌；坍塌
  to fall suddenly and in a dramatic way
  1. The scaffolding came tumbling down.
     脚手架突然倒塌。
  2. World records tumbled at the last Olympics.
     在上届奥林匹克运动会上世界纪录大幅下滑。
• （价格或数量）暴跌，骤降
  to fall rapidly in value or amount
  1. The price of oil is still tumbling.
     油价仍在急遽下跌。
• 翻滚；打滚；翻腾；轻松地倒下
  to move or fall somewhere in a relaxed, uncontrolled, or noisy way
  1. A group of noisy children tumbled out of the bus.
     一群吵吵嚷嚷的孩子一窝蜂地下了公共汽车。
  2. Thick golden curls tumbled down over her shoulders.
     厚厚的金色鬈发垂在她的肩上。
• 表演杂技；翻跟头；（尤指）做空翻动作
  to perform acrobatics on the floor, especially somersaults (= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air)

noun

• 跌倒；滚落；暴跌
  a sudden fall
  1. The jockey took a nasty tumble at the third fence.
     骑师在第三道栅栏处给重重摔下马来。
  2. Share prices took a sharp tumble following news of the merger.
     合并消息传出，股价随即暴跌。
• 混乱的一堆；杂乱不堪的一团
  an untidy group of things
  1. a tumble of blond curls
     蓬乱的金色鬈发

柯林斯词典

• VERB 滚下;摔倒;跌落;翻滚而下
  If someone or somethingtumblessomewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement.
  1. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape...
     一个小男孩从3楼防火梯上摔了下来。
  2. The dog had tumbled down the cliff…
     那只狗已摔下了悬崖。
  3. He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand.
     他跌到地上，枪从手里摔了出去。
  4. Tumbleis also a noun.
     
  5. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.
     他从马背上摔下来时伤到了肋骨。
• VERB (物价等)暴跌，剧降
  If prices or levels of somethingare tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly.
  1. House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989...
     房价自 1989 年中期以来实际上暴跌了近 30%。
  2. Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
     东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。
  3. ...tumbling inflation.
     急剧下降的通货膨胀率
  4. Tumbleis also a noun.
     
  5. Oil prices took a tumble yesterday.
     昨天油价暴跌。
• VERB (水)冲刷，滚滚流过
  If watertumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface.
  1. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.
     瀑布飞流直溅，冲刷着岩石。
  2. ...the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau.
     松巴高原芬芳的松树与湍急的河流
• VERB 突然闯入（某地）;陷入，浑然不觉地进入(某种状态)
  If you say that someonetumbles intoa situation or place, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing.
  1. Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce...
     很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。
  2. There's no thought more pleasing than the prospect of tumbling into my apartment and slamming the door.
     没有比一头冲进自己的公寓摔上房门更让我开心的事了。
• See also:rough and tumble

英英释义

noun

• a sudden drop from an upright position
  1. he had a nasty spill on the ice
  Synonym:spillfall
• an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

verb

• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
  1. Wash in warm water and tumble dry
• fall suddenly and sharply
  1. Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  1. She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
  Synonym:catch onget wiseget ontolatch oncotton ontwigget it
• throw together in a confused mass
  1. They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern
• roll over and over, back and forth
• fall down, as if collapsing
  1. The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
  Synonym:topple
• fall apart
  1. the building crumbled after the explosion
  2. Negotiations broke down
  Synonym:crumblecrumplebreak downcollapse
• fly around
  1. The clothes tumbled in the dryer
  2. rising smoke whirled in the air
  Synonym:whirlwhirl around
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
  Synonym:toppletip

双语例句

• They may tumble off or perhaps the scaffolding might actually fall over.
  他们可能会关闭或下跌或许是脚手架实际上可能摔倒。
• Shanghai's tumble was a shock, and helped crystallise anxiety.
  上海股市的下跌令人震惊，并导致了市场的焦虑。
• The dog had tumbled down the cliff
  那只狗已摔下了悬崖。
• The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind
  外墙看起来一刮强风就会倒塌。
• Don't tumble down on this easy test.
  这次考试不难，你可别考砸了。
• Two chairs got broken in the boy's rough and tumble.
  两把椅子在孩子们的打斗中被摔坏了。
• He had a tumble and hurt his knee this morning.
  今早他摔了一跤把膝盖摔伤了。
• The bean watched them tumble into the water and burst into laughter.
  豆子看到它们掉进水里，突然大笑了起来。
• I worry that they'll tumble into The Vortex and accept a job they should have scorned.
  我担心他们会误入“漩涡”，接受一个本来会去鄙视的工作。
• She took a tumble on the stairs.
  她跌倒在楼梯上。