tumble
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. 摔倒
A small boy tumbled off the porch. 一個小男孩從門廊上摔了下去。
2. N-COUNT Tumble is also a noun. 摔[usu sing]
He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse. 他從馬上摔下來傷了肋骨。
3. V-I If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. (價格或水平) 暴跌[journalism]
Profit after taxes tumbled by half to $15.8 million. 稅后利潤猛降了一半，跌到了1580萬美元。
Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market. 東京股市今天的股票價格繼續(xù)暴跌。
4. N-COUNT Tumble is also a noun. (價格或水平的) 暴跌
Oil prices took a tumble yesterday. 石油價格昨天一陣暴跌。
5. V-I If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. (水流) 翻滾
Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks. 瀑布在巖石上撞擊翻滾。
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tumble /?t?mb?l/ (tumbling,tumbled,tumbles)
劍橋詞典
- to fall quickly and without control
跌倒；滾下，墜落；倒塌
I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs . 我一失足從樓梯上滾了下來。
At any moment the whole building could tumble down. 整幢建筑隨時有可能坍塌。
He lost his balance and tumbled over. 他失去平衡摔倒了。
to fall a lot in value in a short time
（價值）暴跌，驟降
Share prices tumbled yesterday . 昨天股票大跌。
to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall
跌跌撞撞地走
An excited group of children tumbled out of school /the bus . 一群激動不已的孩子一窩蜂地跑出了學(xué)校／跑下了公共汽車。