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

• 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。
• 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。
• His arms were flailing in all directions
  他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。
• These are sort of flailing away at different ideas but another way of doing& an older way is proposed by Plato, who viewed laughter as a form of bonding against a common enemy.
  我现在说的都是各种猜想，但从另一个角度看，一个古老的角度，这是由柏拉图提出的，他认为笑是一种巩固感情的形式，对抗共同的敌人。
• The US has the ability to lead on the issue, whereas the Chinese are plainly flailing.
  美国有能力在这个问题上发挥领导作用，而中国显然做不到。
• 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。
• Drove that poor girl flailing into that fence.
  鬼使神差般让这个可怜的女孩爬上隔离墙。
• 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。
• It has backed off from Forex accumulation, launched a mega stimulus and held the renminbi stable against the US dollar when other Asian currencies were flailing.
  中国放弃了积累外汇储备的做法，出台了大规模经济刺激计划，并在其它亚洲货币日渐疲软之际，保持了人民币兑美元汇率稳定。
• 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。