1791, originally "habitually falling down" and used first of horses, from tumble (v.) + down (adv.); in reference to buildings, "in a dilapidated condition," from 1818.
雙語例句
1. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.
他從馬背上摔下來時(shí)傷到了肋骨。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
東京股市的股價(jià)今天繼續(xù)暴跌。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce.