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tumble /ˈtʌmbl/ ► SEE ALLtumble downtumble overtumble to sb/sth ●ˌtumble ˈdownto fall suddenly to the ground in a dramatic way 突然倒塌；轰然坍塌◆One push and the wall came tumbling down.
那堵墙一推就倒塌了。◆Her long dark hair tumbled down around her face.
她那乌黑的长发垂在她的脸庞周围。◆ (figurative) She felt herself tumbling down into the hole.
她感觉自己掉进了洞里。[v + adv]▸ ˈtumbledown adjective [usually before noun]
a tumbledown building is old and in a very bad condition, with parts falling down （建筑物）摇摇欲坠的，破烂不堪的◆He lived in a small, tumbledown hut.
他住在一个逼仄破败的棚屋里。●ˌtumble ˈoverto fall to the ground 倒下；落下◆She knocked the statue and it tumbled over.
她碰到塑像上，塑像就翻倒了。[v + adv]●ˈtumble to sb/sth (BrE, informal) to suddenly realize, understand, or become aware of what sb/sth is really like 恍然大悟；顿悟；突然意识到◆I’ve tumbled to Isabel now.
我现在突然看清了伊莎贝尔的为人。◆I’ve tumbled to what he is trying to do.
我一下子看破了他的意图。[v + prep] |