flails

英 [fleɪlz]

美 [fleɪlz]

v. 乱动; 胡乱摆动; (尤指用棍棒)猛击，猛打
n. 连枷(旧时长柄脱粒农具)
flail的第三人称单数和复数

V-ERG (四肢)拼命乱动,使劲乱摆
If your arms or legs flail or if you flail them about, they wave about in an energetic but uncontrolled way.
1. His arms were flailing in all directions...
  他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。
2. He gave a choked cry, flailed his arms wildly for a moment, and then went over the edge.
  他闷哼了一声，手臂乱挥了几下，就从边上摔了下去。
3. Flail around means the same as flail.
  flail around 同 flail
4. He started flailing around and hitting Vincent in the chest.
  他的手臂开始胡乱挥舞起来，打在了文森特胸口上。
连枷(脱粒用的农具)
A flail is a tool which consists of a piece of wood or metal that can swing freely from a handle. Flails are used to beat crops such as corn in order to separate the grain from the rest of the plant.

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When the insect is unable to climb back, it can only flails helplessly in the fluid until it loses energy and submits to the overpowering force of its fate.
当昆虫无法再爬出来的时候，它只能无助地在粘液中乱动挣扎，直到没有力气，最终屈从于命运无法抗拒的安排。
He flails at her.
他捶打着她。
When roused, Tauren are fierce fighters and use their flails and horns alike to smash their enemies.
被激怒的牛头人战士会使用他们巨大的图腾柱将敌人砸成肉泥。
Suppose we say," You need to appeal to the soul in order to explain not just that the body moves around, flails, but the body acts purposefully. "
比如说，你需要诉诸灵魂以解释，肉体不仅能够活动，无意识地手舞足蹈，还能有目的性地运动
I have witnessed "flails" triggered by panic with the situation going from bad to worse.
我经历过当情况变得越来越糟时所触发的连环恐慌。
You have deep eyes in which the night flails.
你有着黑夜暗涌般深邃的双眸。