flounder 详细解释

flounder

['flaundə]

v. 挣扎, 踌躇, 笨拙而错乱地说或做
n. 挣扎, 错乱的行动
n. 比目鱼, 鲽

vi.

1. 挣扎

We floundered through deep snow to get to the store.

我们费力地踏着厚厚的积雪去那家店里。

2. 错乱地做事(或说话)

He floundered through his speech.

他张惶失措地作完了演说。

词形变化

名词复数: flounder | 动词过去式: floundered | 动词过去分词: floundered | 动词现在分词: floundering | 动词第三人称单数: flounders |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.挣扎; 蹒跚

struggle  stumble  have trouble

n.比目鱼

fish  

英英释义

名词 flounder:

flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

动词 flounder:

walk with great difficulty

同义词:stagger

behave awkwardly; have difficulties

补充

flounderflounder英:[ˈflaundə] 美:[ˈflaʊndɚ]vi.1.(常指在水中)挣扎

例句

1. Three men were floundering about in the water.三个男人在水中挣扎。 2. The attempt floundered.尝试失败了。 3. The economy was floundering.经济发展失去了方向。 4. I was floundering. I worked in a number of jobs. I had no direction in my life当时我只是在混日子。我换过好多工作, 生活没有明确的方向。 5. The child was floundering about in the water.那孩子在水中挣扎。 6. The girl was frightened by the audience and floundered through her song.这个女孩子被听众吓坏了,因而她唱的歌错误百出。 7. he was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters.他在近岸浅水中挣扎。 8. he floundered, not knowing quite what to say.他的心好乱,不知该说什么才好。 9. many firms are floundering.许多公司目前困难重重。 10. The questions they asked her at the interview had her floundering helplessly.他们在面试中问她的问题令她茫然,不知应对。 11. By the late nineties, the business was floundering.九十年代末期,那家企业濒于倒闭。 12. The horses were floundering through the deep snow.马匹在深雪中艰难行进。 13. He was floundering around in the pool like an amateur.他像个业余选手似的在游泳池里挣扎着。 14. "After watching me flounder for a few minutes, my instructor took over."老师看到我支吾了好几分钟,就替我把话接过去了。 15. The team has been floundering [=struggling] since the start of the season.球队自本赛季开始以来一直举步维艰。