flounder
us /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/
flounder /ˈflæʊ̯ndəː/ nghĩa là lúng túng, luống cuống
Các nghĩa
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lúng túng, luống cuống
To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
They have floundered on from blunder to blunder.
These epics nearly always had runaway trains, nincompoops floundering with the controls and a collapsed bridge just ahead!
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giãy giụa, quẫy đạp
To flop around as a fish out of water.
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loạng choạng, chới với
To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
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gặp khó khăn nghiêm trọng
To be in serious difficulty.
Dạng khác
- flounders present, singular, third-person
- floundering participle, present
- floundered participle, past