flailing

英 [ˈfleɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈfleɪlɪŋ]

v.  乱动; 胡乱摆动; (尤指用棍棒)猛击，猛打
flail的现在分词

现在分词：flailing　复数：flailings　

BNC.24275 / COCA.22994

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (四肢)拼命乱动,使劲乱摆
  If your arms or legsflailor if youflailthem about, they wave about in an energetic but uncontrolled way.
  1. His arms were flailing in all directions...
     他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。
  2. He gave a choked cry, flailed his arms wildly for a moment, and then went over the edge.
     他闷哼了一声，手臂乱挥了几下，就从边上摔了下去。
  3. Flail aroundmeans the same asflail.
     flail around 同 flail
  4. He started flailing around and hitting Vincent in the chest.
     他的手臂开始胡乱挥舞起来，打在了文森特胸口上。
• 连枷(脱粒用的农具)
  Aflailis a tool which consists of a piece of wood or metal that can swing freely from a handle. Flails are used to beat crops such as corn in order to separate the grain from the rest of the plant.

双语例句

• C-T-R was flailing when it hired Watson to take charge in 1914.
  1914年沃森受聘执掌该公司时，C-T-R处于风雨飘摇之中。
• Obama had remained calm, controlled, and in command throughout the election, in contrast to a McCain campaign that seemed to be flailing and indecisive.
  奥巴马沉着冷静，在整个大选过程中泰然自若，与近乎失控和优柔寡断的麦凯恩阵营形成鲜明对比。
• Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.
  行动是在底部的一种凶猛和连枷的武器用以获得平衡并保持漂浮。
• So powerful was the blow that Garrosh staggered and nearly fell, crying out sharply in pain and flailing his arm in an attempt to keep his balance.
  其力道之倔强让卡尔洛斯动摇了好几步还差点跌倒，他发出痛苦的尖利哀嚎声并挥动着自己的手臂以试图连结平衡。
• Avoid flailing them about, wringing them together, cracking your knuckles, or toying with your rings.
  不要使劲儿地挥动双手，不要把双手绞在一起，不要压指关节，或玩弄指环。
• A scene of hurtling bodies and flailing and arms, slipping and sliding like human sleighs.
  一个镜头飞驰机构和无序和武器，滑移和滑动像人类雪橇。
• Now, you notice the boss does not go into the pool with you, and many bosses are actually busy, so they may actually head off to another swimming pool while you're flailing around in your pool.
  在这则故事中，你发现救生员并没有和你一起下水，许多老板非常忙，当你在游泳池中奋力挣扎时，他们可能根本不会跳下来帮你。
• The guard shoves me forward and I stumble out into the unknown, my arms flailing to protect against unseen perils that lie ahead of me in the black air.
  保安往前推了我一把，我跌进了未知之中，我双臂乱舞，以防备黑暗中看不见的危险。
• Instead of lingering at the intersection flailing your hand in the air, you fish out your smartphone.
  现在不用徘徊十字路口招手了，只要掏出智能手机，轻触几下，租车公司Uber简洁而具有未来主义风格的公司标识就会跳出来。
• He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse.
  他变得喜怒无常、不可理喻，为点鸡毛蒜皮的小事就殴打凯瑟琳。