Tumble Meaning in English
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释义
To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over; can also mean to move or drop suddenly in amount, or to perform acrobatic rolls.
用法与细微差别
Often informal. Used for both physical falling (especially rolling) and prices or numbers going down fast (e.g., 'stock prices tumbled'). Also used in gymnastics or when someone turns over in the air. Common collocations: 'take a tumble', 'tumble down', 'tumble dryer' (machine for drying clothes).
例句
The child began to tumble down the grassy hill.
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Be careful or you might tumble from the ladder.
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The acrobat can tumble easily across the stage.
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Stock prices tumbled after the news was announced.
natural
He took a nasty tumble on the ice but wasn't hurt.
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My laundry isn't dry yet—I think the tumble dryer stopped working.
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