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BNC: 9156 COCA: 7872

fumble

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fum·ble /ˈfʌmbəl/ verb  
1  (also fumble around) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HOLD to try to hold, move, or find something with your hands in an awkward way 笨手笨脚地做，胡乱摸找
fumble at/in/with
 She dressed, her cold fingers fumbling with the buttons.
她穿上衣服，冰冷的手指笨拙地扣着纽扣。
fumble for
 I fumbled around in my bag for a cigarette.
我在包里摸香烟。
 She reached round to fumble the light on.
她伸手摸索着去开灯。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TALK TO somebody if you fumble with your words when you are speaking, you have difficulty saying something 支支吾吾地说话，笨嘴笨舌地说
fumble for
 Asked for an explanation, Mike had fumbled for words.
被要求作出解释时，迈克支支吾吾地找话说。
 The second candidate fumbled her lines.
第二个来应试的人念砸了台词。
3  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to drop a ball after catching it 丢（球），失（球）
 Quarterback Rattay was hit and fumbled the ball.
四分卫拉蒂被撞了一下，弄丢了球。
→5 see picture at 见图 American football
—fumble noun [countableC]
—fumbling noun [countableC]
Examples from the Corpus
fumble• He fumbled down a wall and pushed open a door.• Although she had sensed that a fiasco like this was inevitable, Amanda fumbled for an appropriate response.• Most churches fumbled their efforts to respond to it.• Even as her hand fumbled to open it, he thrust himself between her and the door, barring her way.
fumble at/in/with• In the vestibule, I scanned the column of buzzers while she fumbled in her purse for her keys.• Then he was there, fumbling in his pockets for change.• Whilst Mrs Ledingham fumbled with the border, I confronted him with his folly.• He also fumbled in the end zone to give Seattle a touchdown.• The memory of the towers' electro-sticks back at Mars-U made her fingers fumble at the keys.• He fumbled with the lock which clicked and then he pushed up the lid.• Cursing, Cardiff fumbled at the mechanism but could find no locking-catch.• That is the 49ers' only fumble in two games.
Origin fumble
(1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language
fum·ble verb
Chinese
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BNC: 9156 COCA: 7872
BNC: 9156 COCA: 7872
fumble

verb

fumble ♦︎ grope ♦︎ rummage ♦︎ scrabble ♦︎ fish ♦︎ feel ♦︎ poke around/aboutThese words all mean to look for sth, often with difficulty, using your hands. 这些词均表示费力地摸找、搜寻某物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish / feel / poke around / about◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish around / feel / poke around in sth◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish around / feel for sth◆to grope / feel your way somewhere◆to fumble / rummage / scrabble frantically◆to grope / scrabble / feel blindly■ fumble [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing sth or looking for sth 笨手笨脚地做（某事）；笨拙地摸找（某物）◆She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.她摸黑找电灯开关。◆He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.他笨手笨脚地摆弄他衬衣上的纽扣。◆He fumbled the key into the ignition.他笨拙地把钥匙插进汽车点火开关。■ grope [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to try and find sth that you cannot see, by feeling with your hands; to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly 摸索；探寻；（用手）摸索着往前走◆I groped for the light switch.我摸索着找电灯开关。◆He groped his way up the staircase in the dark.他摸黑走上楼梯。■ rummage ˈrʌmɪdʒ [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to search for sth by moving things or turning things over 翻找；搜寻◆I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.我把箱子都翻遍了才找到我要的书。▸ rummage

noun

 [singular] ◆Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.翻翻抽屉，看能不能找到一支钢笔。■ scrabble [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (especially BrE) to try to find or to do sth in a hurry or with difficulty, often by moving your hands or feet about quickly, without much control 忙乱地找；乱抓；乱动◆He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope.他在陡坡上挣扎着乱蹬，想找个落脚的地方。■ fish [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to search for sth, using your hands 摸找◆She fished around in her bag for her keys.她在包里摸找钥匙。ⓘ You usually fish around/about (for sth) in a pocket, box, bag, etc. * fish around/about (for sth) in sth通常指在口袋、盒子、包等处摸找某物。■ feel (felt, felt) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to search for sth with your hands, feet, or other parts of the body （用手、足或身体其他部位）摸索，寻找，探索◆He felt in his pockets for some money.他在口袋里摸着想找一些钱。NOTE 辨析 Grope or feel?You can feel or grope around in the dark. When you feel around, you are likely to do it in an easier, more controlled way than if you grope around. * feel和grope均可指在黑暗中摸索，feel所描述的动作较之于grope可能更为轻松冷静。■ ˌpoke aˈround■ ˌpoke aˈbout

phrasal verb

 (informal) to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move 搜查；翻找◆The police spent the day poking around in his office but found nothing.警察花了一天时间搜查他的办公室，但一无所获。◆ (figurative) We've had journalists poking around and asking a lot of questions.我们给记者不断追问。
BNC: 9156 COCA: 7872
fumble
To try to hold something: catch, catch at, claw...
To perform an action in a game or sport: blank, block, bully off...
To make a mistake, or to do something badly: mess up, blunder, slip up...
An attempt to do something: attempt, effort, struggle...
An attempt to find out information: elicitation, investigation, search...
Actions in playing games or sports: backhand, backhander, ball...

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