flounder

verb

1. 不知所措；挠头；支吾
   to struggle to know what to say or do or how to continue with sth
   1. His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.
      他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。
2. 困难重重；艰苦挣扎
   to have a lot of problems and to be in danger of failing completely
   1. At that time the industry was floundering.
      那时这个行业举步维艰。
3. （在水、泥等中）挣扎
   to struggle to move or get somewhere in water, mud, etc.
   1. She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool.
      她在游泳池深水区挣扎着。

noun

1. 偏口鱼
   a small flat sea fish that is used for food

The plural form for meaning 4 can be either flounder or flounders. 义项 4 的复数形式可以用 flounder 或 flounders。


1. VERB 深陷困境;困难重重
   If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely.
   1. What a pity that his career was left to flounder...
      多么可惜，他的事业深陷困局。
   2. The economy was floundering.
      经济深陷困境。
2. VERB 踌躇;不知所措
   If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do.
   1. Right now, you've got a president who's floundering, trying to find some way to get his campaign jump-started...
      现在，你们的总统正踌躇不前，试图找到某种办法来推动他的竞选活动的开展。
   2. I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw.
      我知道你正不知所措，是在病急乱投医。
3. VERB (在水中或泥里)挣扎
   If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink.
   1. Three men were floundering about in the water.
      有 3 个人在水中挣扎。
4. N-VAR 比目鱼
   A flounder is a flat fish that you can eat.
   1. Flounder is this fish eaten as food.
      (供食用的)比目鱼，偏口
   2. Mr. Dambar had loaded his plate with stuffed flounder.
      但拔先生的餐盘里盛满了填馅的比目鱼。

1. What a pity that his career was left to flounder
   多么可惜，他的事业深陷困局。
2. The economy was floundering.
   经济深陷困境。
3. Right now, you've got a president who's floundering, trying to find some way to get his campaign jump-started
   现在，你们的总统正踌躇不前，试图找到某种办法来推动他的竞选活动的开展。
4. I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw.
   我知道你正不知所措，是在病急乱投医。
5. Three men were floundering about in the water.
   有3个人在水中挣扎。
6. EXAMPLE: We enjoyed a delicious steamed flounder at dinner last night.
   昨天晚餐时，我们吃了美味的蒸比目鱼。
7. Also low are haddock, pollock, flounder and sole, Atlantic croaker, crawfish, catfish, trout, Atlantic mackerel, crab and mullet.
   其他汞含量较低的品种有：黑线鳕、青鳕、比目鱼和鳎、细须石首鱼、小龙虾、鲶鱼、鳟鱼、大西洋鲭鱼、蟹和鲻鱼。
8. I'll swim up to his castle, then flounder will splash around to get his attention.
   我要游到他的城堡，接着弗劳德会吸引他的注意力。
9. Some ministers are growing impatient as the economy continues to flounder.
   经济继续滑坡，有些部长越来越不耐烦了。
10. The cold waters of the northern Pacific and the still, shallow inlets are also rich in flounder, tuna, hablibut, shrimp and crab.
    北太平洋的寒冷海水和宁静而浅的海湾，还盛产比目鱼、金枪鱼、庸鲽、虾和蟹。
11. We are glad that we live near the sea because we love to eat flounder.
    我们非常高兴住在海边，因为我们非常爱吃比目鱼。
12. Flounder in their larval stage, such as this one in Hawaii, resemble ghostly undersize replicas of adults.
    幼虫阶段的比目鱼，就像夏威夷的这只，简直就是成鱼的小号复制品。
13. Humans are not stupid, but when things get complicated they flounder: they suffer from bounded rationality.
    人类并不愚蠢，但当事情变得复杂时，他们会茫然不知所措：他们受到有限理性的困扰。
14. Flounder of eastern coast of North America.
    产于北美洲东部海岸的比目鱼。
15. Flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail.
    有一条微黄色尾巴的美洲比目鱼的肉。
16. Effects of soybean oligosaccharides on nutritional characters of Japanese flounder ( paralichthys olivaceus):ⅱ. digestibility and digestive physiology
    大豆低聚糖对牙鲆营养效应的研究：Ⅱ消化率和消化生理
17. The genetic transformation of strawberry with winter flounder antifreeze protein gene
    美洲拟鲽抗冻蛋白基因遗传转化草莓的研究
18. Effects of dietary phytic acid on the growth and digestive enzyme activities of Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus
    植酸对牙鲆生长和消化酶活性的影响
19. I'll have the fillet of flounder.
    给我一份比目鱼片。
20. Study on Gynogenesis and Sex Control in Four Flounder Fish
    四种鲆鲽鱼类雌核发育及性别控制技术研究
21. Toxic Effects of Nonylphenol on Rosy Barb and the Gill Cell Line of Flounder
    壬基酚对玫瑰无须？及牙鲆鳃细胞系的毒性效应
22. The effects of temperature on daily changes in digestibility and growth performance of juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
    温度对牙鲆幼鱼消化率日变化和生长的影响
23. To flounder in the sea.
    在海里无助地挣扎。
24. Study of Vaccination Against Vibrio alginolyticus on Cultured Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
    溶藻弧菌疫苗对牙鲆免疫效果的研究
25. Get a cramp, go in the water, flounder around.
    你就抽筋掉进水里，拼命挣扎。
26. My flounder sashimi, fresh, though unequivocally dead, was perfection.
    我点了比目鱼生鱼片，很新鲜，虽然肯定是死了味道绝佳。
27. Ariel and Flounder are friends.
    爱丽儿和小比目鱼是朋友。
28. Preliminary Studies on Effects of Starvation to Juveniles of Starry Flounder
    饥饿对星突江鲽幼鱼影响的初步研究
29. Study on Cryopreservation of Flounder ( Paralichthys Olivaceus) Embryos
    牙鲆（Paralichthysolivaceus）胚胎冷冻保存研究
30. SWOT Analysis and Strategies for Industrialized Aquaculture of Flounder paralichthys in Yantai
    烟台地区鲆鲽鱼产业化养殖SWOT分析与对策

noun

1. any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

2. flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

verb

1. walk with great difficulty
   1. He staggered along in the heavy snow

   Synonym:    stagger

2. behave awkwardly
   1. She is floundering in college