floundering

英 [ˈflaʊndərɪŋ]

美 [ˈflaʊndərɪŋ]

v.  不知所措; 挠头; 支吾; 困难重重; 艰苦挣扎; (在水、泥等中)挣扎
flounder的现在分词

现在分词：floundering　

BNC.44470 / COCA.33229

柯林斯词典

The plural form for meaning 4 can be either flounder or flounders. 义项 4 的复数形式可以用 flounder 或 flounders。


• VERB 深陷困境;困难重重
  If somethingis floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely.
  1. What a pity that his career was left to flounder...
     多么可惜，他的事业深陷困局。
  2. The economy was floundering.
     经济深陷困境。
• VERB 踌躇;不知所措
  If you say that someoneis floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 youflounderin water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink.
  1. Three men were floundering about in the water.
     有 3 个人在水中挣扎。
• N-VAR 比目鱼
  Aflounderis a flat fish that you can eat.
  1. Flounderis this fish eaten as food.
     (供食用的)比目鱼，偏口
  2. Mr. Dambar had loaded his plate with stuffed flounder.
     但拔先生的餐盘里盛满了填馅的比目鱼。

双语例句

• I could see a small figure floundering in the snow.
  我看到一个小小的人影在雪中挣扎。
• Hang in there: Stick to your plan, even if your investment seems to be floundering.
  坚持不懈：坚持你的计划，即使你的投资看起来在艰难地进行。
• South Korea, the third largest, is floundering. Taiwan and Thailand are performing well below their potential.
  地区第三大经济体韩国正在困境中挣扎；台湾和泰国的表现也远低于它们的潜力。
• First, if you're financially floundering now, read below.
  首先，假如你现在生活比较艰辛，请往下看。
• One of South Africa's leading HIV research initiatives is floundering due to a lack of funding.
  南非的一个主要的艾滋病研究项目由于缺乏经费正在面临危机。
• In1986 Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.
  1986年理查森辞去了董事长的职务，任凭公司在困境中挣扎。
• I'm floundering in a sea of confusion and total despair.
  我在绝望困惑中苦苦挣扎。
• You're floundering, my old buck!
  你是在自欺欺人，我的老朋友！
• A heavy lorry was floundering around in the thick mud at the entrance to the. building site.
  一辆重型卡车在建筑工地入口处的烂泥中吃力地移动着。
• I wasn't expecting the interviewer to ask about my private life and was left floundering for a while.
  我没想到主持面试的人问我私生活的事，就犹豫了一下。