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

• You're floundering, my old buck!
  你是在自欺欺人，我的老朋友！
• 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。
• The stream of information and knowledge has been interrupted, and people are floundering to find footing.
  信息和知识流已经被中断，人们挣扎着寻找立足点。
• Ahead, men were floundering in the dark swamps.
  前面，人们正在暗幽的沼泽地里挣扎着。
• 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。
• 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。
• A lot of companies are floundering and not sure about how to alleviate the problems linked to overcapacity.
  很多公司正在苦苦挣扎，对于如何减轻产能过剩导致的问题一筹莫展。
• 1994-Sony founder Akio Morita announces he will be stepping down as CEO of the floundering company.
  1994年，索尼的创始人盛田昭夫宣布他将退出身处困境的公司的首席执行官一职。
• Regardless of the floundering economy, the shopping list of its powerful military grows and grows.
  但无论经济如何疲弱，巴基斯坦强大军队的采购清单却在不断的增长中。
• 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。