Word · Frequency #14667
flounder
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.
- 1.
To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
笨拙地行动或困惑；挣扎或慌乱。
- 2.
To flop around as a fish out of water.
像离水的鱼一样扑腾。
- 3.
To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
笨拙地尝试移动或恢复平衡。
- 4.
walk with great difficulty
步履蹒跚
- 5.
To be in serious difficulty.
陷入严重困境。
不知所措；手足无措；陷入困境；笨拙地行动或困惑；挣扎或慌乱。；像离水的鱼一样扑腾。；笨拙地尝试移动或恢复平衡。；步履蹒跚
In use
After the heavy rain, the hiker floundered through the muddy trail.
The injured bird was floundering in the shallow water, unable to fly.
He flounders on the icy sidewalk, trying to keep his balance.
Verb forms
base flounder · third person flounders · -ing floundering · past floundered · past participle floundered
规则的-ed动词
Connections
Collocations
- flounder around
- 笨拙地挣扎；瞎折腾
- The fish floundered around on the deck.鱼在甲板上扑腾。
- flounder helplessly
- 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。
- flounder financially
- 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。
- flounder in the water
- 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。
- flounder for words
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象比目鱼(flounder)离水后在岸上扑腾挣扎，笨拙而慌乱。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.