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1. Oxford Dictionary

   tumble

   • IPA[ˈtʌmbl]

   英式

   • v.
     fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong；move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way
   • n.
     a sudden or headlong fall；a rapid fall in amount or value

   • verb: tumble, 3rd person present: tumbles, gerund or present participle: tumbling, past tense: tumbled, past participle: tumbled

   • noun: tumble, plural noun: tumbles

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs 同義詞 fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's footing, lose one's balance, ... 更多keel over, pitch over, take a spill, collapse, fall headlong, fall head over heels, fall end over end, trip, trip up, stumble, informalcome a cropper, datedmeasure one's length, archaicgrabble
   • ▪ move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way a group of kids tumbled from the vehicle and headed inside 同義詞 hurry, rush, scramble, pile, scurry, ... 更多scuttle, jump, spring, bound, cascade, fall, stream, flow, pour, spill
   • ▪ fall rapidly in amount or value property prices tumbled 同義詞 fall steeply/sharply, plummet, plunge, dive, nosedive, ... 更多take a dive, fall off a cliff, drop rapidly, slump, slide, fall, decrease, decline, informalcrash, go into a tailspin反義詞 rise, soar
   • ▪ rumple; disarrange he slept fitfully for the third night in a row, tumbling the covers about him as he tried to get comfortable 同義詞 tousle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, make untidy, ... 更多disarrange, disorder, mess up, informalmuss (up)
   • 2. perform acrobatic feats, typically handsprings and somersaults in the air.
   • ▪ (of a breed of pigeon) repeatedly turn over backwards in flight.
   • 3. dry (washing) in a tumble dryer the machine gentle tumbles the clothes in cool air for ten minutes
   • 4. informal understand the meaning or hidden implication of (a situation) she'll ring again as soon as she tumbles to what she's done 同義詞 realize, understand, grasp, comprehend, take in, ... 更多apprehend, perceive, see, recognize, see the light, informallatch on to, cotton on to, catch on to, get, get wise to, get one's head around, figure out, get a fix on, get the message, get the picture, have an aha moment, twig, suss, savvy
   • 5. informal have sex with he was tumbling a strange woman
   • 6. clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling barrel.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a sudden or headlong fall I took a tumble in the nettles 同義詞 fall, trip, spill, informalnosedive, header, ... 更多cropper
   • ▪ a rapid fall in amount or value a tumble in share prices 同義詞 drop, fall, plunge, dive, nosedive, ... 更多slump, decline, collapse, informalcrash反義詞 rise
   • ▪ an untidy or confused arrangement or state her hair was a tumble of untamed curls 同義詞 jumble, mess, clutter, confusion, chaos, ... 更多disorder, disarray
   • 2. a handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
   • 3. informal an act or instance of having sex.
   • 4. US informal a friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgement, or interest not a soul gave him a tumble

   tumbled

   • adj.
     having fallen or collapsed: the tumbled bricks of the city's fallen walls acres of tumbled buildings gradually disappearing under weeds

   Oxford Dictionary

   tumbled

   • adj.
     having fallen or collapsed: the tumbled bricks of the city's fallen walls acres of tumbled buildings gradually disappearing under weeds

   Oxford American Dictionary

   tumble dryer

   • n.
     a machine that dries washed clothes by spinning them in hot air inside a rotating drum.

   Oxford Dictionary

   tumble-dry

   • v.
     dry (washed clothes) by spinning them in hot air inside a dryer.

   Oxford Dictionary

   tumble-dry

   • v.
     dry (washed clothes) by spinning them in hot air inside a dryer.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   rough and tumble

   • n.
     a situation without rules or organization; a free-for-all: the rough and tumble of political life the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of the dealing room

   Oxford American Dictionary

   rough and tumble

   • n.
     a situation without rules or organization; a free-for-all: the rough and tumble of political life the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of the dealing room

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   tumble

   • IPA[ˈtəmb(ə)l]

   美式

   • v.
     (typically of a person) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong: she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs
   • n.
     a sudden or headlong fall: I took a tumble in the nettles

   Oxford American Dictionary