flounder around
collocation笨拙地挣扎；瞎折腾
The fish floundered around on the deck.
鱼在甲板上扑腾。
挣扎；扑腾；艰难地移动
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挣扎；扑腾；艰难地移动
to move awkwardly and unsteadily, often by struggling or flailing, especially when trying to walk, swim, or keep one's balance.
After the heavy rain, the hiker floundered through the muddy trail.
大雨过后，徒步旅行者在泥泞的小路上步履蹒跚。
笨拙地行动或困惑；挣扎或慌乱。
To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
像离水的鱼一样扑腾。
To flop around as a fish out of water.
笨拙地尝试移动或恢复平衡。
To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
步履蹒跚
walk with great difficulty
flounder
Base
原形
flounders
3rd person
第三人称单数
floundering
-ing
现在分词
floundered
Past
过去式
floundered
Past participle
过去分词
He flounders in the mud.
他在泥中步履蹒跚。
She floundered through the snow.
她在雪中艰难行走。
They have floundered all day.
他们已经蹒跚了一整天。
规则的-ed动词
The injured bird was floundering in the shallow water, unable to fly.
受伤的鸟在浅水中挣扎，无法飞翔。
He flounders on the icy sidewalk, trying to keep his balance.
他在结冰的人行道上步履蹒跚，努力保持平衡。
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笨拙地挣扎；瞎折腾
The fish floundered around on the deck.
鱼在甲板上扑腾。
无助地挣扎；不知所措
The company floundered helplessly as sales kept falling.
随着销售额持续下滑，这家公司无助地陷入困境。
财务上陷入困境
Many small businesses floundered financially during the crisis.
许多小企业在危机期间陷入财务困境。
在水里扑腾
He floundered in the water, trying to stay afloat.
他在水里扑腾，努力保持漂浮。
张口结舌；不知说什么好
She floundered for words when asked about her plans.
当被问及她的计划时，她不知说什么好。
瞎折腾；乱扑腾
Without clear instructions, I was floundering around trying to figure out what to do.
没有明确的指示，我瞎折腾着，想弄清楚该做什么。
（在水中或困境中）挣扎；不知所措地乱动
The injured bird floundered about in the water before it finally took off.
那只受伤的鸟在水里挣扎扑腾，最后才飞起来。
在黑暗中摸索；茫然不知所措
Without proper guidance, many students flounder in the dark during their first year at university.
没有适当的指导，许多学生在大学第一年会茫然不知所措。
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想象比目鱼(flounder)离水后在岸上扑腾挣扎，笨拙而慌乱。
语域：neutral 常见场景：水中或其他困境中、工作或学业压力中、公开讲话中 该词既可描述实际动作（如在水里扑腾），也常用来比喻在困难中不知所措或陷入困境。它比较常见于书面或较正式的表达，但日常口语中也会使用；具体含义需根据搭配的语境判断。
这些词都与 flounder /ˈflaʊndɝ/ 押韵：重读音节都是 /aʊndɝ/，拼写都含 -ounder。注意形近词：wonder /ˈwʌndɚ/、launder /ˈlɔːndɚ/、wounder /ˈwuːndɚ/ 的元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.