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

例句与用法:

The child floundered in the water till someone jumped in do save him.

孩子在水中拼命挣扎,直到有人跳入水中把他救起。

The little dog was floundering around in the snow, so I picked it up.

那条小狗在雪中挣扎,我把它抱了起来。

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 |

详细释义:

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。


n.

比目鱼, 鲽[C]