英语词汇“flounder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

flounderflounder1 /ˈflaʊndɚ/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYflounder¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from ➔ FOUNDER²

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

1to have a lot of problems and be likely to fail completely: Brando’s career was floundering when he was offered the role.2[always + adv./prep.] to move awkwardly or with difficulty, especially in water, mud, etc.: The lifeguard saw some of the kids floundering in the waves.3to not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset: I found myself floundering as I tried to answer her questions.