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

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A flounder is a flat fish with both eyes on one side of its head; and, as a verb, to flounder is to wobble around like a fish out of water.

To flounder is to be unsteady or uncertain. It's probably from the Dutch word floddern, "to flop about," or it's a mix of founder ("to fail") and blunder ("do something clumsy"). If you flounder in the ocean, you need a surfer dude to scoop you up. You don't have to be in water, though; you can flounder any time you're a little wobbly — like after a long hike or during the last hour of the SATs. Either way, when you flounder, you wish you were a flat fish at the bottom of the sea.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

flounder / founder

To flounder is to struggle, but to founder is to sink like a stone and fail. Both are fun as nouns, not so fun as verbs.

A flounder is a fish, but as a verb, it means to blunder about, to be in serious trouble. In the following examples, something is struggling but hasn't completely failed:

He set out for it, limping, while the sharp gravel rolled under his bleeding feet as he floundered up the climbing trail. (Harold Bindloss)

It is a war that has floundered for nine years without a rational strategy and may endure for another decade. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Just as he turned around that floundering business, he suggests, so too could he reverse the country's sagging fortunes as its chief executive. (Washington Post)

A founder is someone who starts something, but as a verb, founder literally means "to sink." Figuratively, it's "to collapse or fail completely." Here are some examples of sinking and failing:

Pratt resisted the impulse of most Mormons to head back to the foundering ship. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Xinhua, in an English-language commentary, said China could not stand by while its largest trading partner foundered. (Reuters)

Yet negotiations over new gas contracts have foundered. (Economist)

Flounder and founder are happy little nouns that don't get mixed up. But it all falls apart when they're verbs — if you're floundering, you're struggling. If you're foundering, you're failing completely. You're sunk! You can't even hold onto the letter l.

WORD FAMILY

flounder: floundered, floundering, flounders

USAGE EXAMPLES

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says the commercial fishing seasons for flounder, red drum and greater amberjack will each open at 12:01 a.m.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Although the GOP attempted to implement immigration reform under George W. Bush’s presidency, this attempt floundered.

Salon(Dec 18, 2016)

Flounder are good on the falling tide around marsh drains on jigs tipped with shrimp.

Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016)

1v walk with great difficulty

Syn|Hyper

stagger

walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

2v behave awkwardly; have difficulties

She is floundering in college

Hyper

fight, struggle

make a strenuous or labored effort

1n any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

Hyper

flatfish

any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side

2n flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

Hypo|Hyper

yellowtail flounder

flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail

plaice

flesh of large European flatfish

turbot

flesh of a large European flatfish

sand dab

the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America

lemon sole, winter flounder

flesh of American flounder; important in the winter

flatfish

sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets

单词	flounder
释义	flounder (once / 1508 pages) 1v 2n A flounder is a flat fish with both eyes on one side of its head; and, as a verb, to flounder is to wobble around like a fish out of water. To flounder is to be unsteady or uncertain. It's probably from the Dutch word floddern, "to flop about," or it's a mix of founder ("to fail") and blunder ("do something clumsy"). If you flounder in the ocean, you need a surfer dude to scoop you up. You don't have to be in water, though; you can flounder any time you're a little wobbly — like after a long hike or during the last hour of the SATs. Either way, when you flounder, you wish you were a flat fish at the bottom of the sea. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS flounder / founder To flounder is to struggle, but to founder is to sink like a stone and fail. Both are fun as nouns, not so fun as verbs. A flounder is a fish, but as a verb, it means to blunder about, to be in serious trouble. In the following examples, something is struggling but hasn't completely failed: He set out for it, limping, while the sharp gravel rolled under his bleeding feet as he floundered up the climbing trail. (Harold Bindloss) It is a war that has floundered for nine years without a rational strategy and may endure for another decade. (Sydney Morning Herald) Just as he turned around that floundering business, he suggests, so too could he reverse the country's sagging fortunes as its chief executive. (Washington Post) A founder is someone who starts something, but as a verb, founder literally means "to sink." Figuratively, it's "to collapse or fail completely." Here are some examples of sinking and failing: Pratt resisted the impulse of most Mormons to head back to the foundering ship. (Salt Lake Tribune) Xinhua, in an English-language commentary, said China could not stand by while its largest trading partner foundered. (Reuters) Yet negotiations over new gas contracts have foundered. (Economist) Flounder and founder are happy little nouns that don't get mixed up. But it all falls apart when they're verbs — if you're floundering, you're struggling. If you're foundering, you're failing completely. You're sunk! You can't even hold onto the letter l. WORD FAMILY flounder: floundered, floundering, flounders USAGE EXAMPLES The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says the commercial fishing seasons for flounder, red drum and greater amberjack will each open at 12:01 a.m. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Although the GOP attempted to implement immigration reform under George W. Bush’s presidency, this attempt floundered. Salon(Dec 18, 2016) Flounder are good on the falling tide around marsh drains on jigs tipped with shrimp. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1v walk with great difficulty Syn\|Hyper stagger walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v behave awkwardly; have difficulties She is floundering in college Hyper fight, struggle make a strenuous or labored effort 2 1n any of various European and non-European marine flatfish Hyper flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side 2n flesh of any of various American and European flatfish Hypo\|Hyper yellowtail flounder flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail plaice flesh of large European flatfish turbot flesh of a large European flatfish sand dab the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America lemon sole, winter flounder flesh of American flounder; important in the winter flatfish sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
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