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tumbled

UK //ˈtʌmbld//US //ˈtʌmbld//

词源

源自中古英语 tumblen,与古高地德语 tumon(旋转)同源,最初可能模拟物体滚动的声音。

verb

❶ 指物体突然失去平衡或控制而倒下或滚动,常用来描述意外跌倒或物品掉落的情况。

“She tumbled down the stairs and hurt her knee.”

(她从楼梯上摔下来,膝盖受伤了。)

“The pile of books tumbled to the floor when the shelf collapsed.”

(书架倒塌时,那堆书哗啦一声全掉到了地上。)

❶ 形容价格、数值等突然快速下降,通常指金融市场或经济指标。

“Stock prices tumbled after the unexpected economic report.”

(意外经济报告发布后,股价暴跌。)

“The company's shares tumbled by 15% in a single day.”

(该公司股价一天内暴跌了15%。)

同义词:fell, dropped, plummeted, collapsed, toppled

常见短语

tumbled down — 形容建筑物或结构因年久失修或外力作用而倒塌,带有突然和不可控的意味。

“The old barn tumbled down during the storm.”

(那座旧谷仓在暴风雨中倒塌了。)

tumbled to — 突然明白或意识到某事,多用于口语表达恍然大悟的时刻。

“It took me a while, but I finally tumbled to what he meant.”

(我想了一会儿才突然明白他的意思。)