FUMBLE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English–Chinese (Traditional) 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of fumble – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary fumble verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈfʌm.bəl/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈfʌm.bəl/ fumble verb (DO STH AWKWARDLY) Add to word list Add to word list [ I usually + adv/prep ] to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands 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（球） 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) [ I usually + adv/prep ] to have difficulty saying or thinking of suitable words 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 fumble They were called upon, with fumbling conceit, to carry out his dirty work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is, however, little but fumbling and stumbling on the part of this alleged democracy in dealing with these problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He trembled, fumbled and lost his way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have endured now for nearly seven years a policy of fumbling fingers and faltering feet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone is fumbling in his pocket and no one wants to pick up the bill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until that is done, it seems to me obvious that there will be uncertainty and fumbling in planning for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that mankind has turned away from that course and is stumbling and fumbling towards a better way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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