1 noun [ C ] something that is given free to a customer [ 可数名词 ](给顾客的)赠品
2 [ noun C informal ] something that tells or shows something secret, often without intending to. A giveaway is something that makes you realize the truth about a particular person or situation. [ 可数名词,非正式用语 ] (无意中)使真相/秘密暴露的事物
He said he’d given up smoking, but the empty packs in the bin were a dead giveaway (= clearly showed the secret truth). 他说他已经戒烟了,但是垃圾桶里的空烟盒让他彻底露了马脚。
Maki, if I am not wrong, you are Japanese, right? Yes, I am! My name is a dead giveaway haha. Maki,如果我没有弄错的话,你是日本人,对吧?是的,我是!我的名字完全暴露了我的身份哈哈。
1 [ verb I ] to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall [ 不及物动词 ] 绊脚;绊倒
例句:
Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand. 她沿着海滩跑步时绊到一块木头上摔倒了。
In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn’t fall it was enough to lose him first place. 迈耶斯在最后的直道上绊了一下,虽然没有摔倒,但也足以使他丢掉第一的位置。
2 [ verb I usually + adv/prep ] to walk in a way that does not seem controlled [ 不及物动词,常与副词或介词连用 ] 跌跌撞撞地走,蹒跚而行
We could hear her stumbling about/around the bedroom in the dark. 我们可以听到她摸黑在卧室里跌跌撞撞地走动。
He pulled on his clothes and stumbled into the kitchen. 他披上衣服,摇摇晃晃地走进厨房。
3 [ verb I ] to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music [ 不及物动词 ]犯错;磕磕巴巴地说,支吾;不顺畅地演奏
When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem, someone in the audience corrected him. 诗人在朗诵一首诗的过程中念错了一句,听众中有人纠正了他。