例句
英語六級真題
The apparent struggles of the floundering (掙扎的)group have what Kapur calls a "hidden efficacy": they lead people to understand the deep structure of problems, not simply their correct solutions.
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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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VERB
深陷困境;困難重重
If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely.
例句
What a pity that his career was left to flounder...
多么可惜,他的事業(yè)深陷困局。
The economy was floundering.
經(jīng)濟深陷困境。
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VERB
躊躇;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.
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Right now, you've got a president who's floundering, trying to find some way to get his campaign jump-started...
現(xiàn)在,你們的總統(tǒng)正躊躇不前,試圖找到某種辦法來推動他的競選活動的開展。
I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw.
我知道你正不知所措,是在病急亂投醫(yī)。
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VERB
(在水中或泥里)掙扎
If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink.
例句
Three men were floundering about in the water.
有 3 個人在水中掙扎。
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N-VAR
比目魚
A flounder is a flat fish that you can eat.