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1. Oxford Dictionary

   fumble

   • IPA[ˈfʌmbl]

   英式

   • v.
     do or handle something clumsily；move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one's way
   • n.
     an act of doing or handling something clumsily；an act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure

   • verb: fumble, 3rd person present: fumbles, gerund or present participle: fumbling, past tense: fumbled, past participle: fumbled

   • noun: fumble, plural noun: fumbles

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. do or handle something clumsily she fumbled with the lock 同義詞 grope, feel about, search blindly, scrabble around, muddle around, ... 更多fish, delve, cast about for, cast round for, cast around for, archaicgrabble for
   • ▪ move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one's way he fumbled about in the dark but could not find her 同義詞 stumble, blunder, flounder, lumber, bumble, ... 更多stagger, totter, lurch, move clumsily, move awkwardly, feel one's way, grope one's way
   • ▪ use the hands clumsily to move (something) as specified she fumbled a cigarette from her bag
   • ▪ (in ball games) fail to catch or field (the ball) cleanly have you ever seen him fumble a ball? the keeper fumbled 同義詞 fail to catch, miss, drop, mishandle, handle awkwardly, ... 更多misfield
   • ▪ express oneself or deal with something clumsily or nervously Michael had fumbled for words 同義詞 botch, bungle, mismanage, mishandle, spoil, ... 更多blunder, make a mistake, informalmake a mess of, make a hash of, fluff, muff, screw up, foul up, blow, louse up, make a pig's ear of, make a muck of, cock up, flub

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of doing or handling something clumsily just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers
   • ▪ an act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure a quick fumble in a downtown tavern 同義詞 fondle, grope, caress, hug, embrace, ... 更多cuddle, informalfeel-up
   • ▪ (in ball games) an act of failing to catch or field the ball cleanly he recovered a fumble after a bad exchange 同義詞 slip, miss, drop, mishandling, misfielding, ... 更多mistake, error, gaffe, fault, botch, informalslip-up, boo-boo, howler, foul-up, fail, cock-up, boob, clanger
   • ▪ an act of managing or dealing with something clumsily we are not talking about subtle errors of judgement, but major fumbles