flounder around
around 或 about 强调动作笨拙、没有方向地乱动。
The child floundered around in the pool, trying to stay afloat.
那个孩子在泳池里扑腾着,努力不让自己沉下去。
挣扎;扑腾;艰难地移动
flounders — third person singular of flounder
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
to move awkwardly and unsteadily, often by struggling or flailing, especially when trying to walk, swim, or keep one's balance.
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
陷入严重困境。
To be in serious difficulty.
一般现在时
He flounders in the mud.
他在泥中步履蹒跚。
一般过去时
She floundered through the snow.
她在雪中艰难行走。
现在完成时
They have floundered all day.
他们已经蹒跚了一整天。
规则的-ed动词
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。
用法提示:floundered 作为动词过去式,表示艰难地行走。
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。
用法提示:floundering 作为现在分词,表示挣扎、移动困难。
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。
用法提示:flounders 作为第三人称单数,表示以不稳的方式行走。
around 或 about 强调动作笨拙、没有方向地乱动。
The child floundered around in the pool, trying to stay afloat.
那个孩子在泳池里扑腾着,努力不让自己沉下去。
in 后面接困境、环境或局面,表示在其中挣扎、难以前进。
Without a clear plan, the company began to flounder in the new market.
没有明确的计划,公司在新市场里开始举步维艰。
常与 words、an answer 等搭配,表示因慌乱而找不到合适的话或办法。
She floundered for words when the reporter asked about the scandal.
记者问起那桩丑闻时,她一时语塞,不知该怎么回答。
通用词,可指体力或精神上的努力,不一定带笨拙或失控的意味。
强调剧烈、失控的肢体摆动,尤指在水中或地面上扑腾。
强调手臂或身体因惊慌、失衡而胡乱挥动,在物理动作上比 flounder 更具体。
侧重因绊到或失去平衡而脚步不稳,也可引申为说话或做事出错。
强调因笨拙或慌乱而犯错误或乱闯,语气较口语化,常指可笑的失误。
grammar · medium
易错句子He floundered the interview and said nothing useful.
正确表达He floundered in the interview and said nothing useful.
flounder 是不及物动词,后面不能直接接宾语。要说明在什么场合不知所措,必须补上介词 in、during 等;加了介词后句子才符合它“笨拙地行动、不知所措”的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was flounder when the teacher asked her a question.
正确表达She was floundering when the teacher asked her a question.
be 动词后面表示正在进行的动作要用现在分词 floundering,不能用动词原形 flounder。这里描述她当时正手足无措,属于进行中的状态,所以要用 -ing 形式。
两者都能表示“陷入困境、撑不下去”,但侧重点不同:flounder 强调过程中的慌乱、笨拙、手足无措,常与 around、through、for 连用;founder 强调最终彻底失败或沉没,主语多为计划、事业、船只。发音也不同,flounder 有 /l/ 音,founder 没有。
blunder 侧重粗心大意地犯下大错,或慌不择路地乱闯,常与 into 连用;flounder 侧重在困境中挣扎、找不到方向,本身不一定含“犯错”的意思。表示“跌跌撞撞地走”时两者有重叠,但 blunder 更强调动作鲁莽。
falter 指信心、声音、步伐或经济等“由强变弱、出现停顿”,主语常是声音、脚步、势头;flounder 指人(或组织)处境艰难、手足无措地挣扎,主语多是人或机构,常与 around、through 连用。
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。
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指难以摆脱的困难处境,flounder 常用于描述在这种处境中挣扎。
本义是泥沼,引申为复杂危险的困境,与 flounder 的‘陷入严重困境’意象相通。
flounder 的‘困惑而笨拙地行动’常与心理上的 confusion 相伴。
陷入困境(flounder)时往往伴随 desperation 的强烈情绪。
setback 是导致 flounder 的常见原因,两者常在同一语境中出现。
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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