flounder

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vi. 挣扎, 折腾；错乱地做事或说话

发音

UK /ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/
AU /ˈflæʊ̯ndəː/
NZ /ˈflæʊ̯ndəː/
ZA /ˈflaːndəː/
CA /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/
US /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/
US /ˈflæʊ̯ndɚ/
/ˈflaːndɚ/

词形变化

flounders 复数 floundered floundering flounders 三单 flounders floundering 现在分词 floundered 过去式 floundered 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

挣扎，辗转；比目鱼

动词

挣扎，折腾；错乱地做事或说话

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).

    川鲽

  2. 2.

    Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.

    加拿大 美国
  3. 3.

    A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.

v.
  1. 1.

    To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.

    不及物

    He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.

  2. 2.

    To flop around as a fish out of water.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.

    不及物

    Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.

  4. 4.

    To be in serious difficulty.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

flatfish

下位词 5

turbot plaice lemon sole sand dab winter flounder
动词

同义词 1

stagger

上位词 3

fight walk struggle

相关短语

craig flounder righteye flounder [网络] 鲽鱼；比目鱼 olive flounder summer flounder [鱼类]鲽鱼(Paralichthys dentatus) peacock flounder sand flounder arrowtooth flounder starry flounder winter flounder 美洲拟鲽 fourspot flounder European flounder witch flounder

词源

From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.

来源：wiktionary