英语

词源

晚期中古英語,源自低地德語 或者荷蘭語 [1]

或者可能源自某斯堪的纳维亚/北日耳曼語支语言,对比古諾爾斯語 瑞典語 丹麥語 德語

两者最终可能都是表示这一动作的拟声词[2]或者,源自原始印歐語 (),参见拉丁語 (轻触),及原始西日耳曼語 (感受)[3]

发音

  • 國際音標(幫助)/ˈfʌmbəl/
  • (美国)音频(檔案)
    韻部:-ʌmbəl

动词

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時,現在分詞,一般過去時及過去分詞)

  1. (及物不及物) 笨拙地摆弄,慌张地摆弄
    Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.
    等着面试时他在慌张地摆弄他的领带。
    He fumbled the key into the lock.
    慌慌张张地把钥匙插到锁里。
  2. (及物不及物) 慌乱地翻找,乱找,乱翻
    He fumbled for his keys.
    他在他的钥匙。
    He fumbled his way to the light-switch.
    摸黑找电灯开关。
    to fumble for an excuse
    慌慌张张地找借口
    • 1711 8月 12, , letter to Dr. Chevenix:
      My understanding stutters, and my memory fumbles.
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    • 1800, Wordsworth, :
      Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
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    • Template:RQ:Fielding Joseph Andrews
  3. (不及物) 笨拙犹豫移动
    He fumbled through his prepared speech.
    慌慌张张地念那篇准备好的讲稿。
  4. (及物不及物運動) 丢失 球、接力棒等
    • 2010 12月 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, 出自 BBC:
      's best strike on goal saw goalkeeper uncomfortably fumble his measured shot around the post.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
  5. 把弄,乱摆弄
    • 1599, , “”, 出自 Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, 出版於 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
      I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.
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  6. (俚語棄用) 方面不尽人意 (16至18世纪)

近义词

  • (乱找) ,见Thesaurus:feel around

名词

(複數)

  1. (運動American football加式足球) (因失误丢失的)球

延伸阅读

参考资料

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), fumble”, 》(Online Etymology Dictionary
  3. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [印歐語詞源詞典] (德語), Bern, München: Francke Verlag, 页2313
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