Translation of fumble – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary

fumble
verb
uk
/ˈfʌm.bəl/
us
/ˈfʌm.bəl/

fumble verb (DO STH AWKWARDLY)

笨手笨腳地做;(尤指)摸索亂摸
I fumbled with the lock. 我笨手笨腳地想把鎖打開。
He fumbled in his pockets for some change. 他在口袋裡摸索著找零錢。
She fumbled around/about in her handbag, looking for her key. 她在手提袋裡摸索著找鎖匙。
They fumbled around/about (= moved awkwardly) in the dark, trying to find their way out of the cinema. 他們在黑暗中摸索,想從電影院裡出去。

fumble verb (SPORT)

[ I,T ]
in sport, to fail to catch a ball
漏接
If Wilson hadn't fumbled that catch, we might have won the match. 如果威爾森沒有漏掉那個球,這場比賽我們可能就會贏了。

fumble verb (THINK OF A WORD)

找不到合適的詞表達搜腸刮肚
I was fumbling for the right word. 我正在搜腸刮肚,想找一個合適的詞。

(Translation of fumble from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of fumble

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Will he think again about his guillotine motion, because it is obvious that he will not get it and that he will be muddling and fumbling once again?
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I fumbled my way, trying to find an outlet for art through my background and faced difficulties.
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There is, however, little but fumbling and stumbling on the part of this alleged democracy in dealing with these problems.
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They were able to slip away from that because of a little fumbling about the report.
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I am equally convinced that this is a fumbling and inept method of achieving it, and that it is an attempt to do the right thing in the wrong way.
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Everyone is fumbling in his pocket and no one wants to pick up the bill.
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Then he starts fumbling about for his pass.
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In no field have we as a country fumbled more and guessed more incorrectly.
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Translations of fumble

in Chinese (Simplified)
笨手笨脚地做, (尤指)摸索,乱摸, 运动…
in Spanish
ir a tientas, hurgar, buscar/revolver a tientas/torpemente…
in Portuguese
tatear, apalpar, remexer…
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手探りで探す…
el yordamıyla aramak, yoklamak, el yordamıyla ara(n)mak…
tâtonner, cafouiller…
furgar, anar a les palpentes…
onhandig doen, laten vallen…
pohrávat si, šmátrat, upustit/nechytit/zkazit míč…
fumle, tabe, miste…
mencari-cari, menjatuhkan/gagal menangkap bola…
คลำหรือจับอย่างงุ่มง่าม, รับลูกบอลไม่ได้ หรือทำลูกบอลหลุดมือ…
dò dẫm, sờ soạng, làm việc gì một cách lóng ngóng…
gmerać, grzebać, stracić…
fumla, rota, gräva…
meraba-raba, terkial-kial hendak menangkap…
herumfummeln, den Ball fallen lassen…
famle, fomle, rote…
더듬거리다…
намацувати, не втримати м'яча…
brancolare, armeggiare, frugare…
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