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单词 tumble
释义
tumble
verb[I]
uk
/ˈtʌm.bəl/us
/ˈtʌm.bəl/
tofallquicklyand withoutcontrol:
跌倒；滚下，坠落；倒塌
Ilostmyfootingand tumbleddownthestairs.我一失足从楼梯上滚了下来。
At anymomentthewholebuildingcould tumbledown.整幢建筑随时有可能坍塌。
Helosthisbalanceand tumbledover.他失去平衡摔倒了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to go down onto the ground suddenly
  • fallShe slipped and fell.
  • dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree.
  • collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
  • crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
  • tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
  • plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
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tofalla lot invaluein ashorttime:
（价值）暴跌，骤降
Sharepricestumbledyesterday.昨天股票大跌。
tomovein anuncontrolledway, as iffallingorlikelytofall:
跌跌撞撞地走
Anexcitedgroupofchildrentumbledoutofschool/thebus.一群激动不已的孩子一窝蜂地跑出了学校／跑下了公共汽车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling and dropping
  • ass
  • collapse/fall in a heapidiom
  • cropper
  • crumple
  • drop
  • drop like fliesidiom
  • faceplant
  • fall away
  • fly
  • let goidiom
  • mic drop
  • nosedive
  • overbalance
  • parachutist
  • plunge
  • pratfall
  • shower
  • thump
  • trip
  • wayside
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Price decreases
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty

Phrasal verb

tumble tosomething
tumble
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʌm.bəl/us
/ˈtʌm.bəl/
asuddenfall:
摔倒；跌跤；跌落
Shetookanastytumble on her way toworkandgrazedherarm.她上班途中重重摔了一跤，擦伤了胳膊。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling and dropping
  • ass
  • collapse/fall in a heapidiom
  • cropper
  • crumple
  • drop
  • drop like fliesidiom
  • faceplant
  • fall away
  • fly
  • let goidiom
  • mic drop
  • nosedive
  • overbalance
  • parachutist
  • plunge
  • pratfall
  • shower
  • thump
  • trip
  • wayside
See more results »

Idiom

take a tumble
(Definition oftumblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tumble| American Dictionary

tumble
verb[I]
us
/ˈtʌm·bəl/
tofallorrollquicklyand withoutcontrol:
Rocks tumbled down thehill.
Shelostherbalanceand tumbled into themud.
fig.Stockpricestumbled(=quicklylosta lot ofvalue).

tumble

noun[C]us
/ˈtʌm·bəl/
I took a tumble andhurtmyknee.
(Definition oftumblefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tumble| Business English

tumble
verb[I]
STOCK MARKET
uk
/ˈtʌmbl/us
to go down inamountorvalueveryquicklyandsuddenly:
tumble to sth (from sth)Itsstockhas tumbled to $1.62 asharefrom a high of $14 lastweek.
tumble 20%/20 points/20 centsDecembercrudeoiltumbled 51centsto $24.34 abarrel.
Stock andbondpricestumbledsharply.
tumble
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʌmbl/us
asuddenandlargereductioninvalueoramount:
Financialstocksareexpectedtotake a tumbleasinterestratesrise.
(Definition oftumblefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftumble

tumble
Again, agricultural ' depression ' is something we understand as a period of developmental stasis and social crisis when fields of grain tumbled down to grass.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Long-range motional restrictions in a multidomain zinc-finger protein from anisotropic tumbling.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When the stock market tumbled beginning in 2000, what had been a large aggregate asset became a net liability that persisted through 2005.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I have been unable to mention, much less do justice to, all the many themes and arguments that come tumbling off the pages of this book.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They learn to sit independently and to use their stable torso as a base of support for reaching in many areas of the space without tumbling over.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the application of positive stimuli (addition of an attractant or removal of a repellent) suppresses the tumbling frequency and the lengths of individual straight trajectories become longer.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Éirann; in 1988 he threw in the bureaucratic towel, and the pieces have been tumbling out of him ever since, chief among them seven of his now nine symphonies.
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If you take away a cornerstone, much more may come tumbling down.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Most of these ancient philosophies which belong to a period of time so remote, when we were not at war, have tumbled down.
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The prices paid by industry for gas and electricity have tumbled in recent years.
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The world slump has sent inflation rates tumbling.
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At the bottom of the yard is a wall, which has half tumbled down.
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I do not subscribe to the view that world real prices are likely to come tumbling down.
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We have an example here of political tumbling.
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Their neighbours were tumbling over one another to give them a friendly welcome, and to help them.
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