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floundering is flounder's Present Participle

flounder

US [ˈflaʊndər]
UK [ˈflaʊndə(r)]
  • n.挣扎；【动】比目鱼
  • v.挣扎；勉强应付
  • Web挣扎的；处於困境的
Simple Present：flounders  Present Participle：floundering  Past Tense：floundered  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
挣扎 (in),肢体乱动,踉跄
2.
着慌,勉强应付,行为[言语]错乱
n.
1.
挣扎,踉跄前进
2.
【动】比目鱼,鲽形目鱼

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Definition:
AllAll,挣扎挣扎,比目鱼比目鱼,勉强应付勉强应付,挣扎的挣扎的,处於困境的处於困境的
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1.
I knew I had untapped potential, but I always felt as if I was floundering.
我知道我有潜力未被发掘，但是我总是有一种在挣扎的感觉。
wǒ zhī dào wǒ yǒu qián lì wèi bèi fā jué , dàn shì wǒ zǒng shì yǒu yī zhǒng zài zhēng zhá de gǎn jué 。
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2.
When we got to the river, the enemy were still floundering through the mud.
当我们赶到河边时，敌人还在沼泽地里挣扎爬行。
dāng wǒ men gǎn dào hé biān shí , dí rén hái zài zhǎo zé dì lǐ zhēng zhá pá xíng 。
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3.
I wasn't expecting the interviewer to ask about my private life and was left floundering for a while.
我没想到主持面试的人问我私生活的事，就犹豫了一下。
wǒ méi xiǎng dào zhǔ chí miàn shì de rén wèn wǒ sī shēng huó de shì , jiù yóu yù le yí xià 。
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4.
The army, now one of the most solid state institutions after years of floundering, presents the biggest threat to al-Qaeda.
军队作为经过数年战火洗礼最坚实的政府组织，被认为是基地组织的最大威胁。
jūn duì zuò wéi jīng guò shù nián zhàn huǒ xǐ lǐ zuì jiān shí de zhèng fǔ zǔ zhī , bèi rèn wéi shì jī dì zǔ zhī de zuì dà wēi xié 。
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5.
Black oil is washing ashore, at least one person drowned in the viscous oil slick, and efforts to clean up the mess are floundering.
黑色的油污冲刷着海岸，至少有一人在黏稠的浮油中溺死，清理残局的工作目前困难重重。
hēi sè de yóu wū chōng shuā zhe hǎi àn , zhì shǎo yǒu yī rén zài nián chóu de fú yóu zhōng nì sǐ , qīng lǐ cán jú de gōng zuò mù qián kùn nán chóng chóng 。
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6.
If your team is floundering near the bottom of the pack, it may be time to make some moves and shake things up.
如果你的球队还在苦苦挣扎的话，是时候做些改变来改善情况了。
rú guǒ nǐ de qiú duì hái zài kǔ kǔ zhēng zhá de huà , shì shí hou zuò xiē gǎi biàn lái gǎi shàn qíng kuàng le 。
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7.
Your question seems to have unnerved the speaker; he's been floundering about ever since you spoke.
你的提问似乎打乱了演讲者的思想；你发言以后他说话就总出错。
nǐ de tí wèn sì hū dǎ luàn le yǎn jiǎng zhě de sī xiǎng ; nǐ fā yán yǐ hòu tā shuō huà jiù zǒng chū cuò 。
8.
Twenty-two year old David is floundering - stuck in that lazy period between college and "what am I going to do with the rest of my life? "
22岁的大卫即将大学毕业，“对于以后的人生我该怎么办呢？”，处在那个精神不济的阶段，他迷茫不知所措。
èr shí èr suì de dà wèi jí jiāng dà xué bì yè , " duì yú yǐ hòu de rén shēng wǒ gāi zěn me bàn ne ? " , chǔ zài nà ge jīng shén bú jì de jiē duàn , tā mí máng bù zhī suǒ cuò 。
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9.
I wanted to make a good impression on her, but I felt I was floundering a half an hour into the date.
我想给她留下个好印象，但是约会开始半个小时了，我还是笨手笨脚的。
wǒ xiǎng gěi tā liú xià gè hǎo yìn xiàng , dàn shì yuē huì kāi shǐ bàn gè xiǎo shí le , wǒ hái shì bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de 。
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10.
Your partner may be a floundering dancer, but my partner is so ungainly. She makes an elephant look like a ballerina.
你的舞伴可能还只是步点不稳，可是我的舞伴简直就奔得不像样。跟她比大象简直就是芭蕾舞演员。
nǐ de wǔ bàn kě néng hái zhǐ shì bù diǎn bù wěn , kě shì wǒ de wǔ bàn jiǎn zhí jiù bēn de bú xiàng yàng 。 gēn tā bǐ dà xiàng jiǎn zhí jiù shì bā lěi wǔ yǎn yuán 。
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