tumble

[英] [ˈtʌmbl] [美] [ˈtʌmbəl] 生词本

vi.

vt.

n.

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1. VERB 滚下;摔倒;跌落;翻滚而下 If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. 
  • 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。

  • The dog had tumbled down the cliff…

    那只狗已摔下了悬崖。

  • 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。

  • Tumble is also a noun.
    • He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.

      他从马背上摔下来时伤到了肋骨。

2. VERB (物价等)暴跌,剧降 If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. 
  • 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%。

  • Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.

    东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。

  • ...tumbling inflation.

    急剧下降的通货膨胀率

  • Tumble is also a noun.
    • Oil prices took a tumble yesterday.

      昨天油价暴跌。

3. VERB (水)冲刷,滚滚流过 If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. 
  • Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.

    瀑布飞流直溅,冲刷着岩石。

  • ...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

4. VERB 突然闯入(某地);陷入,浑然不觉地进入(某种状态) If you say that someone tumbles into a situation or place, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing. 
  • Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce...

    很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。

  • 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。

5. See also: rough and tumble;  
相关词组:
tumble down  tumble over 
Noun

1. an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

2. a sudden drop from an upright position;

  • "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
Verb

1. fall down, as if collapsing;

  • "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

2. cause to topple or tumble by pushing

3. roll over and over, back and forth

4. fly around;

  • "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
  • "rising smoke whirled in the air"

5. fall apart;

  • "the building crimbled after the explosion"
  • "Negociations broke down"

6. throw together in a confused mass;

  • "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

7. understand, usually after some initial difficulty;

  • "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

8. fall suddenly and sharply;

  • "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"

9. put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying;

  • "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"

10. suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

11. do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

体育

  • 1.垫上翻腾动作

力学

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  • 1.翻滚
1. Both of the wrestlers tried to tumble the adversary with all their strength.
双方摔跤运动员都使出了全身气力想把对手摔倒。

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2. Children tumble over each other in play.
孩子们玩耍时相互连身翻滚。

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3. Don't tumble your underclothes.
不要乱扔内衣。

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4. Ever and again they heard the same cry from the tumble-down building.
他们不时地从震倒的房屋中听到同样的呼叫声。

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5. He took a tumble down the stairs.
他摔下了楼梯。

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6. The toddlers often join in the rough and tumble of the older children's games.
刚会走路的小孩经常跟着大一些的孩子一起打打闹闹。

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