单词	flounder
释义	flounder1 verbflounder2 noun flounderfloun‧der1 /ˈflaʊndə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINflounder1 Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from ➔ FOUNDER2 Verb Table VERB TABLE flounder Simple Form Present I, you, we, they flounder he, she, it flounders Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they floundered Present perfect I, you, we, they have floundered he, she, it has floundered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had floundered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will flounder Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have floundered Continuous Form Present I am floundering he, she, it is floundering you, we, they are floundering Past I, he, she, it was floundering you, we, they were floundering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been floundering he, she, it has been floundering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been floundering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be floundering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been floundering Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Brando's career was floundering when he was offered the role. The lifeguard saw some little kids floundering in the shallow water. The team was floundering in the first half of the season. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Caroline realised that she was floundering in such a morass of conflicting emotions that she hardly knew what to resent most. If the economy is floundering and confidence has faltered, a burst of spending might do the trick in turning around expectations. Marriages and other relationships floundered under the pressure. One of the heaviest performers at the seaside track, Between Times was floundering after a slow start. The sick horse, on the inside, floundered among the rocks and deep snow. The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years, being continually revised, but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat. They can also help a floundering organization extricate itself from the depths of a self-inflicted malaise. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► floundered helplessly  ‘I’m sorry,’ she floundered helplessly. 1to not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset:  I found myself floundering as I tried to answer her questions. ‘I’m sorry,’ she floundered helplessly.2to have a lot of problems and be likely to fail completely:  More and more firms are floundering because of the recession.3[always + adverb/preposition] to be unable to move easily because you are in deep water or mud, or cannot see very well:  They were floundering chest-deep in the freezing water.flounder around I could hear them floundering around in the dark. flounder1 verbflounder2 noun flounderflounder2 noun (plural flounder or flounders) [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINflounder2 Origin: 1400-1500 Anglo-French floundre, from a Scandinavian language Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Dover's town beach for flounder. Southwold to Brightlingsea poor with flounder and dabs plus occasional sole and plaice from estuaries. The flounder population is also on the increase. The flounder surfaced and asked the fisherman what he wanted. The flounder told him his wife had her wish, and when the fisherman got home, he saw it was true. The fisherman trudged to the sea once more, spoke, and the flounder granted the wish. word sets WORD SETS► Fish anchovy, nounbarracuda, nounbass, nouncarp, nouncod, nounconger eel, noundab, noundogfish, noundorsal, adjectivedory, nouneel, nounfin, nounfish, nounfish farm, nounflatfish, nounflounder, nounflying fish, noungill, noungoldfish, nounguppy, nounhaddock, nounhake, nounhalibut, nounherring, nounmarlin, nounminnow, nounmullet, nounpelagic, adjectiveperch, nounpike, nounpilchard, nounpiranha, nounplaice, nounray, nounroach, nounsalmon, nounsardine, nounschool, nounshark, nounskate, nounsnapper, nounsole, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsprat, nounsturgeon, nounsunfish, nountiddler, nountrout, nountuna, nountunny, nounturbot, nounwhitebait, nounwhiting, noun a type of small fish that you can eat
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