tumbling
present participle oftumble
| 单词 | tumbling |
| 释义 | tumbling present participle oftumble tumble verb[I] uk/ˈtʌm.bəl/us/ˈtʌm.bəl/tofallquicklyand withoutcontrol: Ilostmyfootingand tumbleddownthestairs. At anymomentthewholebuildingcould tumbledown. Helosthisbalanceand tumbledover. to go down onto the ground suddenly
tofalla lot invaluein ashorttime: Sharepricestumbledyesterday. tomovein anuncontrolledway, as iffallingorlikelytofall: Anexcitedgroupofchildrentumbledoutofschool/thebus. Falling and dropping
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Price decreases Moving unsteadily or with difficulty Phrasal verbtumble tosomething Examplesoftumblingtumbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Indeed, flagella handedness has no effect on thetumblingof short bacteria, as they make many turns before ending at a new angle. From theCambridge English Corpus This results in an increase in thetumblingfrequency of the swimming cell, which is the basis of taxis as mentioned before. From theCambridge English Corpus Although both the 'comic and grotesque genres broadly were given over to caricature' (109), the latter distinguished itself by extreme postures andtumbling. From theCambridge English Corpus The relaxation times of small moleculestumblingrapidly in solution are typically long, while those for large proteins and protein-bound ligands are substantially shorter. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, when a gymnast learns a new and complextumblingskill, he/she must first resolve the relationship between individual and environmental constraints. From theCambridge English Corpus For attractive (repulsive) bias, they simply detect the concentration as they swim, and if the concentration increases (decreases) they delay theirtumbling. From theCambridge English Corpus Target in space may move in various modes, such as free-floating,tumbling, and so on. From theCambridge English Corpus The words cometumblingout, with the odd pause as he searches for a more exact or colourful phrase. From theCambridge English Corpus It can be subject to transformations, such as rotation, tilting,tumblingor mirroring, using similar mathematical operations to those used to manipulate a graphical object. From theCambridge English Corpus It just sort of kepttumblingout with those chords. From theCambridge English Corpus I have been unable to mention, much less do justice to, all the many themes and arguments that cometumblingoff the pages of this book. From theCambridge English Corpus These techniques effectively slow the fast relaxation of magnetization that occurs for large, slowlytumblingmolecules in solution, preventing the broadening of resonance lines beyond detection. 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 withouttumblingover. From theCambridge English Corpus It is thus significant that these instabilities resurface at a moment of dramatic tension, and that their transformation, as heightened bytumblingmelodies and fluctuating tempi, highlights her distress. From theCambridge English Corpus It might seem that this is a very feeble apparatus with which to construct institutional structures; surely the whole thing could cometumblingdown at any moment. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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