- 基础释义
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- 六级真题
- 柯林斯词典释义
- 英汉词典释义
- 英英词典释义
- 行业词典释义
flounder
英[ˈflaʊndə(r)]
美[ˈflaʊndɚ]
例句
英语六级真题
The apparent struggles of the floundering (挣扎的)group have what Kapur calls a "hidden efficacy": they lead people to understand the deep structure of problems, not simply their correct solutions.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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VERB
深陷困境;困难重重
If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely.
例句
What a pity that his career was left to flounder...
多么可惜,他的事业深陷困局。
The economy was floundering.
经济深陷困境。
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VERB
踌躇;不知所措
If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do.
例句
Right now, you've got a president who's floundering, trying to find some way to get his campaign jump-started...
现在,你们的总统正踌躇不前,试图找到某种办法来推动他的竞选活动的开展。
I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw.
我知道你正不知所措,是在病急乱投医。
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VERB
(在水中或泥里)挣扎
If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink.
例句
Three men were floundering about in the water.
有 3 个人在水中挣扎。
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N-VAR
比目鱼
A flounder is a flat fish that you can eat.
英汉词典释义
vi.
挣扎;漫无目标
People were floundering about in the water, shouting and screaming.
人们呼喊尖叫着在水里挣扎。
I floundered around trying to decide what I ought to do next.
我举步维艰,不知道下一步该做什么。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
2. any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
Verb
1. walk with great difficulty;
"He staggered along in the heavy snow"2. behave awkwardly; have difficulties;
"She is floundering in college"
行业词典