flounder

英 [ˈflaʊndə(r)]

美 [ˈflaʊndər]

v.  不知所措; 挠头; 支吾; 困难重重; 艰苦挣扎; (在水、泥等中)挣扎
n.  偏口鱼

现在分词：floundering　过去式：floundered　复数：flounders　过去分词：floundered　第三人称单数：flounders　

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Collins.2 / BNC.14667 / COCA.16327

牛津词典

verb

• 不知所措；挠头；支吾
  to struggle to know what to say or do or how to continue with sth
  1. His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.
     他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。
• 困难重重；艰苦挣扎
  to have a lot of problems and to be in danger of failing completely
  1. At that time the industry was floundering.
     那时这个行业举步维艰。
• （在水、泥等中）挣扎
  to struggle to move or get somewhere in water, mud, etc.
  1. She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool.
     她在游泳池深水区挣扎着。

noun

• 偏口鱼
  a small flat sea fish that is used for food

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。

英英释义

noun

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

verb

• walk with great difficulty
  1. He staggered along in the heavy snow
  Synonym:stagger
• behave awkwardly
  1. She is floundering in college

双语例句

• EXAMPLE: We enjoyed a delicious steamed flounder at dinner last night.
  昨天晚餐时，我们吃了美味的蒸比目鱼。
• Effects of dietary phytic acid on the growth and digestive enzyme activities of Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus
  植酸对牙鲆生长和消化酶活性的影响
• We are glad that we live near the sea because we love to eat flounder.
  我们非常高兴住在海边，因为我们非常爱吃比目鱼。
• Flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail.
  有一条微黄色尾巴的美洲比目鱼的肉。
• The genetic transformation of strawberry with winter flounder antifreeze protein gene
  美洲拟鲽抗冻蛋白基因遗传转化草莓的研究
• The effects of temperature on daily changes in digestibility and growth performance of juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
  温度对牙鲆幼鱼消化率日变化和生长的影响
• Some ministers are growing impatient as the economy continues to flounder.
  经济继续滑坡，有些部长越来越不耐烦了。
• Humans are not stupid, but when things get complicated they flounder: they suffer from bounded rationality.
  人类并不愚蠢，但当事情变得复杂时，他们会茫然不知所措：他们受到有限理性的困扰。
• My flounder sashimi, fresh, though unequivocally dead, was perfection.
  我点了比目鱼生鱼片，很新鲜，虽然肯定是死了味道绝佳。
• 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。