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stumble across/on/upon something/someone
phrasal verb with stumbleverbuk /ˈstʌm.bəl/ us /ˈstʌm.bəl/
C2
to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance: 偶然发现；撞见；邂逅
Workmen stumbled upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building.工人们在挖一栋新楼的地基时偶然发现了那幅镶嵌画。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to find someone or something
findI've looked everywhere for my keys but can't find them.
discoverThe missing wallet was discovered under the chair.
locatePolice are still trying to locate the suspect.
uncoverReporters uncovered evidence of corruption.
unearthOur investigation unearthed mountains of evidence that implicated the city.
come acrossWe came across a lovely little restaurant in the village.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Finding and discovering
ascertain
break (fresh/new) groundidiom
breakthrough
bring something to lightidiom
catch someone red-handedidiom
flush someone/something out
fossick
found
geocache
geocaching
homing
pinpoint
plumb
rake something out
red-handed
rediscover
rediscovery
refind
sniff
suss
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