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flounder

🇬🇧 UK/'flaundә/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To struggle helplessly or act in a confused, clumsy way; to thrash about like a fish out of water.

挣扎，手足无措；笨拙地行动

n.

A type of flatfish found in European and American coastal waters.

比目鱼，鲽鱼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
flounderother
=flounder

Common Collocations

  • 1.flounder around四处摇晃
  • 2.flounder in在……中摇摇欲坠

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The fish struggled and floundered in the shallow water.

  • 2.

    He floundered in the interview and gave confused answers.

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