stumbling is stumble's Present Participle

stumble

US [ˈstʌmb(ə)l]
UK ['stʌmb(ə)l]
  • v.绊倒；踌躇；东倒西歪地走；说不出话来
  • n.绊倒；失足；过失；失败
  • Web蹒跚的；跌倒；绊脚
Simple Present：stumbles  Present Participle：stumbling  Past Tense：stumbled  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
绊倒,摔倒 (at; over);东倒西歪地走
2.
说不出话来,结巴;踌躇
3.
弄错,搞错,犯错误,犯(道德上的)罪过;失足
4.
偶然碰见 (on, upon; across)
5.
使绊倒,使失足;使为难;使踌躇莫决
1.
绊倒,摔倒 (at; over);东倒西歪地走
2.
说不出话来,结巴;踌躇
3.
弄错,搞错,犯错误,犯(道德上的)罪过;失足
4.
偶然碰见 (on, upon; across)
5.
使绊倒,使失足;使为难;使踌躇莫决
n.
1.
绊倒;失足;差错,失误,过失;失败

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,绊倒绊倒,踌躇踌躇,东倒西歪地走东倒西歪地走,说不出话来说不出话来,失足失足,过失过失,失败失败,蹒跚的蹒跚的,跌倒跌倒,绊脚绊脚
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
At the beginning of the 19th century, America was a stumbling babe as far as a culture of its own was concerned.
十九世纪伊始，美国正如它自身所承认的那样，在文化还是一个行走绊磕的孩童。
shí jiǔ shì jì yī shǐ , měi guó zhèng rú tā zì shēn suǒ chéng rèn de nà yàng , zài wén huà hái shì yī gè xíng zǒu bàn kē de hái tóng 。
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2.
Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone.
呜呼，他跌倒，是因为走在他前头的那些人，虽步伐快捷沉稳，却没有移开伴脚石。
wū hū , tā diē dǎo , shì yīn wèi zǒu zài tā qián tóu de nà xiē rén , suī bù fá kuài jié chén wěn , què méi yǒu yí kāi bàn jiǎo shí 。
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3.
"One of the biggest and most difficult stumbling blocks at this point is Russia, frankly, " says Harvard's Matthew Bunn.
“坦率地说，在这一点上，最大和最困难的障碍之一就是俄罗斯，”哈佛的马修-邦恩说。
" tǎn shuài de shuō , zài zhè yì diǎn shàng , zuì dà hé zuì kùn nan de zhàng ài zhī yī jiù shì é luó sī , " hā fó de mǎ xiū - bāng ēn shuō 。
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4.
He took a stumbling step back and the light of the sphere glared and then waned to a dim glow.
他磕磕绊绊地退后一步，水晶球的光芒闪耀了一下，随即减退成黯淡的亮光。
tā kē kē bàn bàn de tuì hòu yī bù , shuǐ jīng qiú de guāng máng shǎn yào le yí xià , suí jí jiǎn tuì chéng àn dàn de liàng guāng 。
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5.
The greatest stumbling block has turned out to be the question of financial assistance.
暴露出来的最大障碍是资助问题。
bào lù chū lái de zuì dà zhàng ài shì zī zhù wèn tí 。
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6.
But at least it meant I got to sit and listen instead of stumbling around on the court.
但至少，这意味着我可以坐下来听课，而不是在庭院里到处被绊到。
dàn zhì shǎo , zhè yì wèi zhe wǒ kě yǐ zuò xià lái tīng kè , ér bú shì zài tíng yuàn lǐ dào chù bèi bàn dào 。
blog.sina.com.cn
7.
and I was glad to hear it, for over-restrictive parents are a key stumbling-point when it comes to taking a girl home for the night.
听到这我很高兴，带一个女孩子回家过夜对于那些要求严格的父亲来说是一个致关重要的障碍。
tīng dào zhè wǒ hěn gāo xìng , dài yī gè nǚ hái zǐ huí jiā guò yè duì yú nà xiē yāo qiú yán gé de fù qīn lái shuō shì yī gè zhì guān zhòng yào de zhàng ài 。
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8.
Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die.
再者，义人何时离义而犯罪，我将绊脚石放在他面前，他就必死。
zài zhě , yì rén hé shí lí yì ér fàn zuì , wǒ jiāng bàn jiǎo shí fàng zài tā miàn qián , tā jiù bì sǐ 。
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9.
His own crew was in front of him now, stumbling toward him with weapons raised.
他自己的僵尸正挡在他的前面，蹒跚着朝他接近，手里高举着武器。
tā zì jǐ de jiāng shī zhèng dǎng zài tā de qián mian , pán shān zhe cháo tā jiē jìn , shǒu lǐ gāo jǔ zhe wǔ qì 。
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10.
The question of what obligations should apply to the bank's controlling shareholders remains a stumbling block.
银行的控股股东应该承担什么义务这一问题，仍然是一块绊脚石。
yín háng de kòng gǔ gǔ dōng yīng gāi chéng dān shén me yì wù zhè yī wèn tí , réng rán shì yí kuài bàn jiǎo shí 。
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