Flounder
[ 'fla?nd? ]
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vi. 掙扎，折騰;著慌，勉強應付;行為言語錯亂;
n. 掙扎，踉蹌前進;比目魚;
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One man goes over the ice, which bears him, and a score who follow flounder in.
一個人可能在冰上安然通過，跟在他后面的幾十個人卻掉進了水底。
He floundered through his speech.
他張惶失措地作完了演說。
She could only flounder through her song.
她只能慌亂地唱完她的歌。
She could only flounder through her song.
她只能慌亂地唱完她的歌。
To move clumsily;flounder.
亂動，掙扎笨重地移動；掙扎
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ flo-flow流動,under-在…下面:比目魚群在海底流動
※ flo-flow流動,under-在…下面:在水下面沒有氧氣瓶→掙扎
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?? 牛津釋義
flounder
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 move or struggle helplessly or clumsily; move with difficulty, as through mud or deep snow 笨拙地移動或掙扎; 艱難地移動（如在泥中或深雪中）
Anna couldn't swim and was left floundering (about/around) in the deep end of the swimming-pool. 安娜不會游泳, 在游泳池的深水區里掙扎著.
2 hesitate or make mistakes when talking or when coming to a decision （說話或做決定時）猶豫或出錯誤
I wasn't expecting the interviewer to ask about my private life and was left floundering for a while. 我沒想到主持面試的人問我私生活的事, 就猶豫了一下.
flounder (on) through a badly prepared speech 由於準備不充分而講得錯誤百出.
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I think I can swing that.
我想我能辦到這點。
Would you light my cigarette?
你能替我點燃香煙嗎？
What will the money be used for?
這錢打算怎么用？