fumble
v
1 [I, Tn] touch or handle (sth) awkwardly or nervously (笨拙地或紧张地)摸索或处理(某事物)
He fumbled the ball and then dropped it. 他笨手笨脚地漏接了球.
2 [Ipr] ~ at/for/with sth use the hands awkwardly in doing sth or in search of sth 笨手笨脚地做某事或寻找某物
fumble in one's pocket for some coins 笨手笨脚地在口袋里摸索几枚硬币
She fumbled with her notes and began to speak. 她手忙脚乱地翻找讲稿, 然後开始讲话.
fumble for the light switch 摸索电灯开关
(fig 比喻) fumble for the right thing to say 笨嘴拙舌地寻找恰当的话题.
3 [Ip] ~ about/around move about clumsily in doing sth or in search of sth 笨拙地四处乱走(做某事或寻找某物)
fumbling around in the dark 在黑暗中瞎撞. fumble, n [sing]
act of fumbling 摸索; 笨拙的处理.
I can't find it. There are just a few loose coins at the back of the drawer.
我也找不到。在抽屉底只有一些零散的钱币。
To Annie I owe thanks for this priceless gift of speech.
可安妮给我这份无价的说话礼物,我对她感激不尽。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.