fumble
v
1 [I, Tn] touch or handle (sth) awkwardly or nervously (笨拙地或緊張地)摸索或處理(某事物)
He fumbled the ball and then dropped it. 他笨手笨腳地漏接了球.
2 [Ipr] ~ at/for/with sth use the hands awkwardly in doing sth or in search of sth 笨手笨腳地做某事或尋找某物
fumble in one's pocket for some coins 笨手笨腳地在口袋里摸索幾枚硬幣
She fumbled with her notes and began to speak. 她手忙腳亂地翻找講稿, 然後開始講話.
fumble for the light switch 摸索電燈開關
(fig 比喻) fumble for the right thing to say 笨嘴拙舌地尋找恰當的話題.
3 [Ip] ~ about/around move about clumsily in doing sth or in search of sth 笨拙地四處亂走(做某事或尋找某物)
fumbling around in the dark 在黑暗中瞎撞. fumble, n [sing]
act of fumbling 摸索; 笨拙的處理.