tumble
英['tʌmbl] 美['tʌmbl]
"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
"rising smoke whirled in the air"
"the building crumbled after the explosion"
"Negotiations broke down"
"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
"Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
1.滚下;摔倒;跌落;翻滚而下
If someone or somethingtumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement.
e.g. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape...
一个小男孩从3楼防火梯上摔了下来。
e.g. The dog hadtumbled down the cliff…
那只狗已摔下了悬崖。
2.(物价等)暴跌，剧降
If prices or levels of somethingare tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly.
e.g. House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989...
房价自 1989 年中期以来实际上暴跌了近 30%。
e.g. Share prices continued totumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。
3.(水)冲刷，滚滚流过
If watertumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface.
e.g. Waterfalls crash andtumble over rocks.
瀑布飞流直溅，冲刷着岩石。
e.g. ...the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau.
松巴高原芬芳的松树与湍急的河流
4.突然闯入（某地）;陷入，浑然不觉地进入(某种状态)
If you say that someonetumbles into a situation or place, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing.
e.g. Many mothers and childrentumble into poverty after divorce...
很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。
e.g. There's no thought more pleasing than the prospect of tumbling into my apartment and slamming the door.
没有比一头冲进自己的公寓摔上房门更让我开心的事了。
5. see also: rough and tumble
相关词组：tumble downtumble over
Share prices tumbled on the stock-market.
股市上股票价格暴跌。
Stock market price tumble after rumor of a rise in interest rate.
谣传利率上升之後，股票市场价格猛跌。
That old building could tumble down at any time.
那座古老的楼房随时可能倒塌。
It only needed a push and the whole building will come tumble down.
只要稍稍一推，那整幢房子就会倒塌下来。
In her hurry she tumbled down.
她在匆忙中跌倒。
The sick child tumbled restlessly in his bed.
生病的小孩在床上辗转反侧焦躁不安。
The wind tumbled her hair.
风把她的头发吹乱了.
It was a long time before she tumbled to what I meant.
她用了很长时间才明白了我的意思。
Quite accidentally, the police tumbled on the answer to the mystery.
警察出乎意外地找到了那疑案的答案。
Stock prices took a tumble in the afternoon.
股票价格下午猛跌。
The tumble hurt him badly.
这一跤把他摔得很疼。
Yesterday I took a nasty tumble.
昨天我重重跌一跤。
His desk was a complete tumble of papers and books.
他的书桌上乱糟糟地堆满了报纸和书籍。
Bedclothes was in a tumble on the floor.
被褥散乱在地上。
He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
The scaffolding came tumbling down.
脚手架突然倒塌。
(figurative)World records tumbled at the last Olympics.
在上届奥林匹克运动会上世界纪录大幅下滑。
The price of oil is still tumbling.
油价仍在急遽下跌。
A group of noisy children tumbled out of the bus.
一群吵吵嚷嚷的孩子一窝蜂地下了公共汽车。
Thick golden curls tumbled down over her shoulders.
厚厚的金色鬈发垂在她的肩上。
The jockey took a nasty tumble at the third fence.
骑师在第三道栅栏处给重重摔下马来。
Share prices took a sharp tumble following news of the merger.
合并消息传出，股价随即暴跌。
a tumble of blond curls
蓬乱的金色鬈发
A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape...
一个小男孩从3楼防火梯上摔了下来。
The dog had tumbled down the cliff'u2026
那只狗已摔下了悬崖。
House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989...
房价自 1989 年中期以来实际上暴跌了近 30%。
Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。
Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.
瀑布飞流直溅，冲刷着岩石。
...the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau.
松巴高原芬芳的松树与湍急的河流
Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce...
很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。
There's no thought more pleasing than the prospect of tumbling into my apartment and slamming the door.
没有比一头冲进自己的公寓摔上房门更让我开心的事了。
It was a partnership born in the rough and tumble of Texas politics.
这是在艰难的德克萨斯州政治斗争中产生的合作.
The old building seemed about to tumble down.
那楝老楼房似即将倒塌.
Things are all in a tumble.
事情乱作了一团.
Machine wash warm, tumble dry low.
暖水机洗, 低温烘干.
His desk was a complete tumble of papers and books.
他的书桌上乱糟糟地堆满了报纸和书籍.
Don't tumble your underclothes.
不要乱扔内衣.
The toddlers often join in the rough and tumble of the older children's games.
刚会走路的小孩经常跟着大一些的孩子一起打打闹闹.
Machine wash cold and tumble dry low.
机洗和烘干冷低.
Children tumble over each other in play.
孩子们玩耍时相互连身翻滚.
Osvaldo Gimenez , invites to lead your compatriot to tumble out Shanghai, the Shanghai fan does not welcome you!
吉梅内斯,请带着你的同胞滚出上海, 上海球迷不欢迎你!
The puppies were tumbling about on the floor.
那些小狗在地板上到处打滚。
The hut tumbled down in the storm.
小屋在暴风雨中倒塌。
She tumbled down the stairs.
她从楼梯上滚了下来。
The fruit tumbled from the overturned cart.
水果从翻倒的手推车里滚出来。
He tumbled off his bicycle.
他从自行车上跌了下来。
He tumbled out of bed.
他从床上滚了下来。
tumble sb out of sthThe earthquake tumbled me out of bed.
地震把我从床上摔了下来。
The accident tumbled us all out of the bus.
那次车祸把我们从公共汽车里全部摔出来。
He tried to keep his intentions well hidden, but it doesn't take too long for people to tumble to him.
他企图隐瞒他的意图,但没多久人们就看穿了他。
How could the enemy tumble to you so soon?
敌人怎么能这么快就认出你来了?
He has been deceiving her for many years, but she has still not tumbled to it.
他已经欺骗她多年了,但对此她仍然没有知觉。
All at once he tumbled to my plan.
突然,他领悟了我的计划。
Come along, now, tumble up!I am not going to wait about all day.
来吧,快点!我可不打算在这里傻等啦!
The moorhen..swimming out from the overhanging tumble of bush and bramble.
出自：Westminster GazetteShe's utterly fearless and she can tumble really well.
出自：Radio Times上一个：tumor
下一个：tuberculosis
