Flounder



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 比目鱼
• ［英］ n. 比目鱼 ( flatfish)
• ［记］ 分割记忆:flo看作flow ( 流) , under ( 在...下面) , 在下面流动 -> 挣扎
• ［例］ The horse and its rider floundered through the deep snow.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural flounder or flounders)

• Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flundra flounder
• Date: 15th century
• flatfish; especially a marine fish of either of two families (Pleuronectidae and Bothidae) that include important food fishes

II. intransitive verb (floundered; floundering)

• Etymology: probably alteration of founder
• Date: 1592
• 1. to struggle to move or obtain footing ; thrash about wildly
• 2. to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

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