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flounder

floun·der1 /ˈflaʊndə $ -ər/ verb [intransitiveI]  
1 DECIDEto not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset 不知所措;支吾
 I found myself floundering as I tried to answer her questions.
我想回答她的问题,却不知说什么好。
 ‘I’m sorry, ’ she floundered helplessly.
对不起。她无助地嗫嚅道。
2 FAILto have a lot of problems and be likely to fail completely 困难重重,艰难挣扎
 More and more firms are floundering because of the recession.
由于经济衰退,越来越多的公司举步维艰。
3 [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]CLUMSY to be unable to move easily because you are in deep water or mud, or cannot see very well 〔因深陷在水中、泥里或因看不清而〕挣扎
 They were floundering chest-deep in the freezing water.
他们在齐胸深的冰冷的水里挣扎。
flounder around
 I could hear them floundering around in the dark.
我能听到他们在黑暗中挣扎。
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Related topics: Fish, Food
flounder2 noun (plural flounder or flounders) [countableC, uncountableU]  
HBFDFa type of small fish that you can eat 鲆,鲽
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Origin flounder1
(1500-1600) Probably from → FOUNDER2
flounder2
(1400-1500) Anglo-French floundre, from a Scandinavian language
floun·der1 verbflounder2 noun
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