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

• Boxers flailing at each other in the ring.
  在拳击场上互相猛击的拳手。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But many are concerned not so much about a failed president as about a flailing nation.
  但是与其说人们更加关心一个失败的总统，不如说更加关心一个动荡的国家。
• One flailing arm caught him across the cheek.
  一只挥舞着的手臂打到了他的面颊上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。