floundering
floundering — 動詞
- flounderingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- flounderings3rd person singular
- flounderinging-ing form
- flounderingedpast simple
1. to lose the ability to act or speak effectively because of sudden difficulties o
不知所措
面對困難時不知如何行動
to lose the ability to act or speak effectively because of sudden difficulties or pressure, often making things worse by hesitant and confused reactions.
The publishing company floundered for years after readers switched to digital books.
那家出版社在讀者轉向數位書之後，陷入困境好幾年。
collocation: floundering company / economy / business
When asked about missing funds, the mayor floundered and could not finish his reply.
當被問到資金去向時，市長不知所措，連回答都說不完。
floundering under questioning
Small coffee shops are floundering since a big chain opened several branches nearby.
小咖啡館因為一家大型連鎖店在附近開了多家分店而陷入困境。
Amina floundered during the talks because no one had told her the new budget limits.
Amina 在談判中不知所措，因為事前沒有人告訴她新的預算上限。
Without a clear business plan, the whole project floundered and eventually collapsed.
缺乏明確的商業計畫下，整個專案陷入困境，最後以失敗告終。
- flounder badly
- flounder hopelessly
- flounder when questioned
- floundering company
- floundering economy
- begin to flounder
文法句型
flounder + adverb (hopelessly/badly)
flounder + when/because clause
用法筆記
Subject is often an organization (company, project, economy), a person in a public role, or a plan. When describing a person in conversation, floundering suggests visible hesitation or confusion rather than quiet uncertainty.
常見錯誤
2. to move with great difficulty by making wild, uncontrolled movements of the arms
掙扎
在水中或泥裡費力移動
to move with great difficulty by making wild, uncontrolled movements of the arms, legs, or body, especially when stuck in deep mud, snow, water, or a similar substance that makes normal movement impossible.
A deer had fallen into the pond and was floundering helplessly in the deep water.
一頭鹿掉進了池塘，在深水中無助地掙扎。
collocation: floundering in [water/mud/snow]
The dog floundered through the thick mud on the riverbank to reach its owner.
那隻狗在河岸的厚泥中掙扎前進，想要回到主人身邊。
Two hikers floundered in the heavy snow until they found the main path again.
兩名登山者在厚厚的積雪中掙扎前行，直到重新找到主要步道。
flounder + wildly / helplessly — adverb collocation
The injured runner floundered across the finish line and fell into the coach's arms.
那位受傷的跑者跌跌撞撞地跑過終點線，隨即倒在教練的懷裡。
- flounder in mud
- flounder through snow
- flounder helplessly
- flounder wildly
- flounder about
文法句型
flounder + preposition (in/through/on)
flounder + adverb (wildly/helplessly)
用法筆記
The environment is typically a substance that resists movement: mud, snow, deep water, sand, or similar. Unlike 'struggle', floundering specifically implies a lack of control in the movements themselves — thrashing or stumbling rather than steady effort.
常見錯誤
floundering — 名詞
1. a fish with a wide, flat body that lives on the ocean floor, having both eyes on
比目魚
身體扁平的海洋魚類
a fish with a wide, flat body that lives on the ocean floor, having both eyes on the top side of the head, and is commonly caught for food in many parts of the world.
The restaurant serves grilled flounder with a light lemon sauce and fresh vegetables.
這家餐廳提供烤比目魚，搭配清淡的檸檬醬汁和新鮮蔬菜。
countable/uncountable: 'a flounder' for the whole fish, 'flounder' for the food
Flounders bury themselves in sand on the sea floor to ambush smaller fish.
比目魚把自己埋在海底的沙中，等待較小的魚游過時發動突襲。
typical behaviour: lying buried in sand
Children watched a large flounder move slowly across the aquarium tank floor.
孩子們在水族館看著一條大比目魚慢慢地在水箱底部移動。
Local fishermen brought in several flounders along with cod and haddock this morning.
當地漁夫今天帶回了好幾條比目魚，還有鱈魚和黑線鱈。
- grilled flounder
- fresh flounder
- flounder fillet
- catch flounder
文法句型
a/the flounder
flounders (plural)
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- flounder about
- flounder around