• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 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

[ˈflaʊndə(r)] [ˈflaʊndɚ]
  • 复数:flounders;
  • 第三人称单数:flounders;
  • 过去式:floundered;
  • 过去分词:floundered;
  • 现在分词:floundering;
  • 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
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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
    • 计算机: 不稳定,晃动;