vi.
(在水、泥泞或深雪中)挣扎,肢体乱动;踉跄地走(常与about, along, on, through等连用):
The child was floundering about in the water.
那孩子在水中挣扎。
(因糊涂而)犯错误;笨拙、错乱地说(或做):
The girl was frightened by the audience and floundered through her song.
这个女孩子被听众吓坏了,因而她唱的歌错误百出。
n.
挣扎,踉跄行走;笨拙而错乱的行动(或言语)
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['flaundə]
n.
【鱼类】
川鲽(欧洲川鲽属比目鱼,Platichthys flesus)
除鳎以外的比目鱼总称
任何相似的非欧洲产的比目鱼的统称
短语:
(as) flat as a flounder
扁而平的;很平很平的
变形:
n.
flounders
. flounder