bumble

bumble
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move or act in an awkward or confused manner
    笨手笨脚地进行;跌跌撞撞地前进;踉跄
    they bumbled around the house.
    他们跌跌撞撞地在屋里乱转。
    [as adj. bumbling]his bumbling interventions.
    他的拙劣的干涉。
  2. [no obj.]speak in a confused or indistinct way
    模糊不清地讲话
    ■[with adverbial](of an insect) buzz or hum
    (昆虫)嗡嗡作响
    she watched a bee bumble among the flowers.
    她看着蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。
派生
bumbler
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'hum, drone'): from boom + -le
英语宝典
考试词汇表