floundering

英[]
美[]

基本释义

  • v.(常指在水中)挣扎( flounder的现在分词 ); 挣扎,漫无目标

实用例句

The economy was floundering.

经济深陷困境。

柯林斯例句

His re-election campaign is floundering.

他寻求连任的竞选运动陷入了僵局。

柯林斯例句

His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.

他突然改变话题,使她茫然不知所措。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

People were floundering about in the water, shouting and screaming.

人们呼喊尖叫着在水里挣扎.

《简明英汉词典》

Men and horses were floundering in the deep snow beside the road.

人马都在大路边的深雪中挣扎着.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Three men were floundering about in the water.

有3个人在水中挣扎。

辞典例句

I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor.

我好象在一大堆比喻里挣扎.

辞典例句

Please stop floundering about and think of something to do.

你别到处晃来晃去的,想点儿事做.

辞典例句

Our close questioning had Jim floundering about , catching at straws.

我们的盘根问底使得吉姆心慌意乱,语无伦次, 拼命找救命稻草.

互联网

The Doha round of global trade talks is floundering.

多哈全球贸易谈判仍在僵持中.

互联网

The horses were still floundering through the mud an hour later.

一小时后马还吃力地在泥泞中行走.

互联网

The horses still floundering through the mud an hour late.

一小时后,马还在泥泞里吃力地行走.

互联网

Stop floundering about and think of something to do.

别到处晃来晃去的,想点儿事做.

互联网

The child was floundering about in the water.

那孩子在水中挣扎.

互联网

She is floundering in college.

她在大学中挣扎着.

互联网

真题例句

The apparent struggles of the floundering (挣扎的)group have what Kapur calls a "hidden efficacy": they lead people to understand the deep structure of problems, not simply their correct solutions.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文