Word · Frequency #20795
flailing
乱挥；甩动；乱摆
flailing is the present participle of flail.
核心释义
常指手臂或腿乱摆
to wave or swing wildly, or to move about in an uncontrolled way
- 1.
用连枷或类似工具击打。
To beat using a flail or similar implement.
- 2.
用力挥舞或摆动。
To wave or swing vigorously
- 3.
痛打；狠揍
give a thrashing to; beat hard
- 4.
打谷；脱粒。
To thresh.
- 5.
像连枷一样挥动；乱舞
move like a flail; thresh about
- 6.
像连枷一样挥动。
To move like a flail.
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
用法In use
The drowning man flailed his arms wildly, trying to stay above water.
用法提示：flail 作动词，表示手臂乱挥或乱打。
Farmers used to flail wheat by hand to separate the grain from the chaff.
用法提示：flail 作动词，表示用连枷敲打。
The injured bird flailed on the ground, unable to fly.
用法提示：flail 作动词，表示挣扎或扑腾。
Her arms were flailing
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。
flail one's arms/legs
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- flail around
- 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。
- flail wildly
- 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。
- flail one's arms
- 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。
- flail at
- 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。
- flail away
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想打谷的连枷（flail）左右甩动乱打，所以 flail 作动词是“乱挥、痛打”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述慌乱或失控时挥动手臂/腿的动作、小说或新闻报道中对挣扎、乱动场面的描写 这里取“用力挥舞/乱摆”这一常用义。总体上属于中性用法，小说叙述、新闻和日常口语中都比较自然；若具体指人慌乱地乱挥乱蹬，语气会稍微口语化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The /eɪl/ words above (sail, mail, tail, nail, pail, pale) all rhyme with flail; note that pale is spelled -ale but has the same sound. Beware lookalikes such as flair /fleər/, which looks similar to flail but has a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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