tumble /tʌmbl/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
• (v.) fall down, as if collapsing
• (v.) roll over and over, back and forth

Chinese translation

• n. 跌倒, 摔跤, 翻斤斗
• vi. 翻倒, 摔倒, 倒塌, 滚动, 翻斤斗, 仓促地行动
• vt. 使摔倒, 使滚翻, 弄乱

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/tʌmbl/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.41 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

tumbled, tumbling, tumbles

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