fumble
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfʌmbəl/🇺🇸 US/'fʌmbl/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To handle something clumsily or nervously; to grope around awkwardly trying to find something.
笨手笨脚地摸索,慌乱地翻找
n.
An instance of accidentally dropping a ball or handling something clumsily.
(球赛中的)失球,失误
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishfumbleother
=fumble
Common Collocations
- 1.fumble with笨手笨脚地摸索
- 2.fumble for盲目寻找
- 3.fumble around四处翻找
Example Sentences
- 1.
He fumbled with his keys trying to unlock the door.
- 2.
The quarterback fumbled the football on the crucial play.