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单词 tumbled
释义
tumbled
past simple and past participle oftumble
tumble
verb[I]
uk
/ˈtʌm.bəl/us
/ˈtʌm.bəl/
tofallquicklyand withoutcontrol:
Ilostmyfootingand tumbleddownthestairs.
At anymomentthewholebuildingcould tumbledown.
Helosthisbalanceand tumbledover.
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:
Sharepricestumbledyesterday.
tomovein anuncontrolledway, as iffallingorlikelytofall:
Anexcitedgroupofchildrentumbledoutofschool/thebus.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling and dropping
  • ass
  • collapse/fall in a heapidiom
  • cropper
  • crumple
  • drop
  • drop like fliesidiom
  • drop off
  • faceplant
  • fall away
  • fly
  • let goidiom
  • mic drop
  • nosedive
  • overbalance
  • parachutist
  • plunge
  • pratfall
  • shower
  • thump
  • wayside
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Price decreases
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty

Phrasal verb

tumble tosomething
(Definition oftumbledfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftumbled

tumbled

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Again, agricultural ' depression ' is something we understand as a period of developmental stasis and social crisis when fields of graintumbleddown to grass.
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When the stock markettumbledbeginning in 2000, what had been a large aggregate asset became a net liability that persisted through 2005.
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Many lost handaxes would betumbledby a flood and then later discovered in the river bed, with some edges smoothed enough to hold comfortably.
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When he had almost completed his work in the ditch, the wallstumbledin and within minutes he was covered in heavy sand.
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In the end, those dictatorshipstumbledbecause we faced them down.
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Have human rights around the world deteriorated so sharply while dictatorships havetumbled?
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Most of these ancient philosophies which belong to a period of time so remote, when we were not at war, havetumbleddown.
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The prices paid by industry for gas and electricity havetumbledin recent years.
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At the bottom of the yard is a wall, which has halftumbleddown.
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It is because wages havetumbleddown and the cost of living has been coming a long way behind that this complaint is made to-night.
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They broke it very effectively, and the result was that pricestumbledand a sort of musical chairs took place.
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The company has gone from being cash-rich to being in cash deficit, the chief executive designate has resigned, and share prices havetumbled.
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It is international because computer hardware hastumbledin price.
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But we have reallytumbledoff now; let us make no mistake about that.
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The problems havetumbleddown continually during its progress.
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