fumbled v. 笨拙地做,笨拙地行动;摸索;支支吾吾地说;漏接,漏球(fumble 的过去式和过去分词)
- He fumbled the catch.
他没接住那个球。 - She fumbled about in her handbag for her passport.
她在手提包里摸索着寻找她的通行证。 - I fumbled in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes which had escaped their search.
我在我的口袋中摸索了看看是否有逃脱他们的搜寻的任何的香烟。
Fumble \Fum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fumbling}.] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw.
fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope,
fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See {Feel},
and cf. {Fanble}, {Palm}.]
1. To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or
find something.
Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.
--Fielding.
2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to
fumble for an excuse. --Dryden.
My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles.
--Chesterfield.
Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
--Wordsworth.
3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with
flowers. --Shak.