flounder

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/    美 /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
    — Water Souchy. Eels, whitings, soles, flounders, and mackerel are generally used. Stew it in clear fish stock, until done, eight minutes will be enough; add cayenne, catsup, an anchovy, and any other flavouring ingredient; let it boil up, skim, and serve hot altogether in a tureen.
  2. Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae. Canada,US
    — Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold tautog, porgies, sea bass, flounder.
  3. A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
动词 v.
  1. To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. intransitive
    — He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
  2. To flop around as a fish out of water. intransitive
  3. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. intransitive
    — Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
  4. To be in serious difficulty.
    — Meanwhile bus and tram competition was causing the Central London Railway to flounder after its early success, and as for the City & South London ... that had always floundered.

词形变化

flounder plural flounders plural flounders present,singular,third-person floundering participle,present floundered participle,past floundered past

词汇关系

近义词
faulter
衍生词
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相关词
flail

词源

词源 1
From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.
词源 2
Possibly from the noun. Probably a blend of flounce + founder or a blend of founder + blunder or from Dutch flodderen (“wade”). See other terms beginning with fl, such as flutter, flitter, float, flap, flub, flip.
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