flailed是什么意思？

flailed

• v. 鞭打( flail的过去式和过去分词 )，用连枷脱粒，（臂或腿）无法控制地乱动，扫雷坦克；

例句

• The prisoner’s limbs flailed violently because of the pain. 那囚犯因为疼痛,四肢剧烈地抖动着。
• He flailed about in the water, shouting ‘I can’t swim!’ 他在水中胡乱摆动双臂，大叫“我不会游泳!”。
• He flailed about madly with a baseball bat. 他疯狂地挥动球棒.
• The prisoner's limbs flailed violently because of the pain. 那囚犯因为疼痛,四肢剧烈地抖动着.
• He gave a choked cry, flailed his arms wildly for a moment, and then went over the edge. 他闷哼了一声，手臂乱挥了几下，就从边上摔了下去。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• V-ERG
  (四肢)拼命乱动,使劲乱摆
  If your arms or legs flail or if you flail them about, they wave about in an energetic but uncontrolled way.
  例句
  His arms were flailing in all directions... 他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。 He gave a choked cry, flailed his arms wildly for a moment, and then went over the edge. 他闷哼了一声，手臂乱挥了几下，就从边上摔了下去。
• N-COUNT
  连枷(脱粒用的农具)
  A flail is a tool which consists of a piece of wood or metal that can swing freely from a handle. Flails are used to beat crops such as corn in order to separate the grain from the rest of the plant.