flail at sb/sth
表示用力击打某人或某物。
The farmer flailed at the wheat with a stick.
农民用棍子猛打小麦。
用连枷打；痛打；抽打；打谷；脱粒；用连枷或类似工具击打。；用力挥舞或摆动。；痛打；狠揍
to wave or swing wildly, or to move about in an uncontrolled way
常指手臂或腿乱摆
用连枷或类似工具击打。
To beat using a flail or similar implement.
用力挥舞或摆动。
To wave or swing vigorously
痛打；狠揍
give a thrashing to; beat hard
打谷；脱粒。
To thresh.
像连枷一样挥动；乱舞
move like a flail; thresh about
像连枷一样挥动。
To move like a flail.
一般现在时
He flails his arms when he gets excited.
他兴奋时挥舞手臂。
一般过去时
The fish flailed wildly on the deck.
那条鱼在甲板上疯狂地扑腾。
现在完成时
She has flailed her way through the overgrown path.
她一路乱挥开路穿过杂草丛生的小径。
The drowning man flailed his arms wildly, trying to stay above water.
那个溺水的人疯狂地挥舞着手臂，试图保持在水面上。
用法提示：flail 作动词，表示手臂乱挥或乱打。
AI contextual example
Farmers used to flail wheat by hand to separate the grain from the chaff.
农民过去用手工连枷打小麦，把谷粒从谷壳中分离出来。
用法提示：flail 作动词，表示用连枷敲打。
AI contextual example
The injured bird flailed on the ground, unable to fly.
受伤的鸟在地上扑腾，无法飞起来。
用法提示：flail 作动词，表示挣扎或扑腾。
AI contextual example
表示用力击打某人或某物。
The farmer flailed at the wheat with a stick.
农民用棍子猛打小麦。
表示四肢乱动或挥舞。
He flailed his arms wildly to keep balance.
他疯狂地挥动双臂以保持平衡。
无目标地乱动。
The drowning man flailed about in the water.
溺水者在水中乱扑腾。
语气比 flail 强，常指无规律、用力地甩动；也可表示击打，需根据语境判断。
更普通，可指有意的挥手或致意；若强调失控乱挥，不如 flail 贴切。
侧重来回或弧形运动，可为受控动作；单独使用时不带 flail 的慌乱感。
重点在动作笨拙、慌乱，不一定有“挥舞”含义；常指在水中或困境中挣扎。
grammar · medium
易错句子He started to flale his arms in panic.
正确表达He started to flail his arms in panic.
拼写错误：'flale'是受'fail'影响拼错的，正确拼写为'flail'，意为'猛挥'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The drowning man flailed with his arms wildly.
正确表达The drowning man flailed his arms wildly.
介词误用：'flail'及物时直接跟身体部位作宾语，无需加'with'。'flail one's arms'是正确的搭配。
此处 flail 取“乱挥、乱摆”义（非“用连枷击打”义）。反义词 freeze 强调突然完全静止，与 flail 的剧烈乱动相反。
此处 flail 取“乱挥、乱摆”义（非“用连枷击打”义）。反义词 steady 强调控制住动作、使之平稳，通常为及物动词，与 flail 的失控乱动相对。
此处 flail 取“乱挥、乱摆”义（非“用连枷击打”义）。反义词 still 作动词时意为“使静止、使平息”，强调由动转静。
thrash 侧重有节奏地打或剧烈扭动；flail 侧重胡乱挥舞或拍打。
乱挥乱动；到处乱摆
The injured bird flailed around on the ground.
那只受伤的鸟在地上乱扑腾。
疯狂挥舞；拼命摆动
He flailed wildly to keep his balance on the ice.
他在冰上拼命摆动以保持平衡。
挥舞手臂；猛甩手臂
She flailed her arms to stop the taxi.
她使劲挥舞手臂想拦下出租车。
朝……乱打；对着……猛挥
The boxer flailed at his opponent but landed no punches.
那位拳击手朝对手乱打，但一拳也没击中。
持续乱打；不停地拍打
Two men were flailing away at each other in the street.
两个男人在街上互相乱打。
连枷是给小麦等谷物脱粒的传统工具。
连枷主要用于收获后的脱粒环节。
人在恐慌时常会乱挥手臂，动作与flail的描述相符。
溺水者常在水中胡乱扑腾，常用flail形容。
风车的叶片旋转像手臂乱舞，可用flail比喻。
（慌乱地）乱挥乱动；瞎扑腾
He flailed around in the dark, trying to find the light switch.
他在黑暗中胡乱挥动双手，想找到电灯开关。
朝…胡乱捶打；用力乱挥
She flailed at the wasp with a magazine, but it kept buzzing around her.
她拿着杂志朝黄蜂胡乱扑打，但它一直在她身边嗡嗡飞。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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