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

• I feel as if much of my real education has been a direct reaction to flailing about during my college years.
  我觉得真正的教育大部分都反映在我对大学时光的挥舞。
• He doesn't so much dance as self-detonate, limbs flailing, chest twitching, legs bending. It's like the inner demons of every deranged character he's played have come together to rough up his body.
  他没有太多的花架式，只是含胸挥臂，弯腿痉挛式的自我疯狂罢了，就像被那些他曾饰演过的疯狂人物心中隐藏的魔鬼冲撞着他的身体一样。
• 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。
• His arms were flailing in all directions
  他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。
• 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。
• The animal was caught, its legs flailing wildly.
  这只动物被逮住了，四肢胡乱地踢蹬着。
• The$ 26 billion package is small compared to previous efforts to right the flailing economy through federal spending.
  与以前通过直接的联邦开销的联动经济相比26十亿美元投入是小的。
• The flailing started before she got anywhere near that car.
  扭动是在她还没接近车的时候就开始了。
• At times, it's as though a European soccer game has broken out what with the way players fall flailing to the floor only to get up seconds later and sprint back up the court.
  这将会和欧洲足球对假摔采取措施达到一样的效果，当球员有时手舞足蹈般摔在草皮上，他们能做的只是很快爬起来然后冲回自己的半场。
• Boxers flailing at each other in the ring.
  在拳击场上互相猛击的拳手。