词组 | stumble across |
释义 | Idiom stumble across someone or something and stumble into sb or sth stumble on sb or sth Theme: DISCOVERY to find someone or something, usually by accident.I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping.Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday?I stumbled on a real bargain at the bookstore last week. Idiom stumble acrossstumble across (someone/something) to meet someone or find something unexpectedly.Lee has stumbled across a plot to sell high-tech US weapons to international terrorists.Border Patrol agents stumbled on the drugs when they were on a routine patrol. stumble across sth/sb not passive to find something or someone when you did not expect to find them and were not looking for them: Maria Kaczynski stumbled across an old diary of her father's when she was cleaning one day. Boyce was killed because he stumbled across something he shouldn't have seen. The trouble began when a policeman stumbled across a gang of about 20 youths know as 'the Chelsea Boys'.■ SIMILAR TO: come across, stumble on/upon stumble across (something)To find, discover, or encounter something casually or by chance. I stumbled across this fantastic little café the other day. Let me know if you stumble across my keys. I haven't been able to find them. stumble across someone or somethingand stumble (up)on someone or something; stumble into someone or somethingto find someone or something, usually by accident. I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping. Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday? I got lucky and stumbled on the right answer. stumble acrossAlso, stumble on. Find by chance, discover or meet with unexpectedly. For example, When we were hiking up the mountain we stumbled across a few abandoned shepherd's huts , or At the flea market Alfred stumbled on a quite valuable old lithograph. This idiom uses stumble in the sense of "accidentally trip." [Mid-1500s] stumble acrossv. To come upon someone or something accidentally or unexpectedly: I had given up finding my keys when I stumbled across them lying under the dresser. On my way to work this morning, I stumbled across an old friend I hadn't seen in years. |
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