tumbletum•ble /'tʌmbl/

vi

1. 跌倒；跌落；滚下

• The child tumbled over a stone. 那小孩被一块石头绊倒了。

2. 翻滚；跌跌撞撞地去(或来)

• The patient tumbled about in the bed. 病人在床上翻滚。

• He tumbled out of the house. 他跌跌撞撞地走出屋子。

3. 价格暴跌

• The stock market tumbled. 股票行情暴跌。

4. 恍然大悟；明白

• It was a long time before I tumbled to what he meant. 过了很久我才明白他的意思。

• I tumbled to him when I found some of his letters to her. 我发现了他写给她的一些信，赫然了解了他的为人。

vt 弄乱…

• He tumbled my bedclothes. 他把我的床单弄得乱七八糟。

词组tumble down the sink 大口地饮 tumble in 上床睡觉 tumble short of 没有达到…