新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

tumble

英 [ˈtʌmbəl]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

tumbles
1. [C 可数名词] 摔
A tumble is a fall with a rolling or bouncing movement.
双语例句
例：
He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.
他从马上摔下来伤了肋骨。
2. [C 可数名词] （价格或水平的）暴跌
A tumble is a rapid decrease in the level or price of something.
双语例句
例：
Oil prices took a tumble yesterday.
昨天油价暴跌。

VERB. 动词

tumbles , tumbling , tumbled
1. [I 不及物动词] 摔倒
If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement.
双语例句
例：
A small boy tumbled off the porch.
一个小男孩从门廊上摔了下去。
2. [I 不及物动词] （价格或水平）暴跌
If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly.
双语例句
例：
Profit after taxes tumbled by half to $15.8 million.
税后利润猛降了一半，跌到了1580万美元。
例：
Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
东京的股价今天继续暴跌。
3. [I 不及物动词] （水）冲刷 , 滚滚流过
If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface.
双语例句
例：
Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.
瀑布飞流直溅，冲刷着岩石。

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