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Flounder Verb Floundering 英[ˈflaʊndə(R 美[ˈflaʊndɚ Vi.挣扎,折腾;着慌,勉强应付;行为言语错乱;N.挣扎,踉跄前进;比目鱼 深陷困境;困难重重 Problems

单词 flounder
音标
英[ˈflaʊndə(r)] 美[ˈflaʊndɚ]
解释
vi.挣扎,折腾;着慌,勉强应付;行为言语错乱;n.挣扎,踉跄前进;比目鱼;
例句

VERB
深陷困境;困难重重
If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely.
例:What a pity that his career was left to flounder...多么可惜,他的事业深陷困局。
例: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: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。
例: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: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.
变形
third:flounders~done:floundered~pl:flounders~ing:floundering~past:floundered~

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