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bumble

/buhm-buhl/US // ˈbʌm bəl //UK // (ˈbʌmbəl) //

熊猫,大黄蜂,熊孩子,熊熊

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    bum·bled, bum·bling.

    • : to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college.
    • : to stumble or stagger.
    • : to speak in a low, stuttering, halting manner; mumble.
v.有主动词 verb
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    bum·bled, bum·bling.

    • : to do clumsily; botch.
n.名词 noun
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    • : an awkward blunder.

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Examples

  • I bumbled my way through Super Rush racking up too many bogeys to count, but that’s okay because apart from its single-player campaign, otherwise known as Golf Adventure, I never felt any pressure to keep my scores below par.

  • Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts AmherstFrom Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.

  • When some small, edible creature such as an ant bumbles against the strand, it breaks loose from the ground.

  • Then he began to show me his drawings for the book that would become his last, Bumble-Ardy.

  • He fixed his eyes on Mrs. Corney as he said this; and if ever a beadle looked tender, Mr. Bumble was that beadle at that moment.

  • But dont you think out-of-door relief a very bad thing any way, Mr. Bumble?

  • Very nice animals, maam, replied Mr. Bumble, approvingly; so very domestic.

  • Mr. Bumble made no reply, but in a slow and dignified manner put his arm round the matrons waist.

  • Mr. Bumble tasted the medicine with a doubtful look; smacked his lips, took another taste, and put the cup down empty.