stumble across
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
Meaning: To find accidentally
偶然发现,无意中找到
Encontrar por casualidad, dar con algo por accidente
偶然見つける、たまたま発見する
우연히 발견하다
To discover by chance.
意外地发现某物。与"stumble upon"同义。从字面上的"绊倒"引申为偶然的发现。
Descubrir algo por casualidad. Sinónimo de "stumble upon". La imagen de tropezar se extiende al hallazgo accidental.
予期せず何かを発見すること。「stumble upon」と同義。物理的につまずくイメージから、偶発的な発見を表す。
우연히 발견하다.
Base verb: stumble
Particle: across
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together
Examples
- I stumbled across this old book. 我偶然发现了这本旧书encontré este libro antiguo por casualidadこの古い本を偶然見つけた이 오래된 책을 우연히 발견했다.
- She stumbled across the solution. 她无意中找到了解决方案dio con la solución por accidente彼女は偶然解決策を見つけた그녀는 우연히 해결책을 찾았다.
- He stumbled across a hidden path. 他偶然发现了一条隐蔽的小路encontró un camino oculto por casualidad彼は隠れた小道を偶然見つけた그는 숨겨진 오솔길을 우연히 발견했다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: accidental, discovery, chance
Tone: surprised
✓ Do Say
- Stumble across偶然发现;无意中找到Encontrar por casualidad; Dar con偶然見つける;たまたま発見する우연히 발견하다; 뜻밖에 찾다
Origin & History
From accidentally tripping over something.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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