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。
• One flailing arm caught him across the cheek.
  一只挥舞着的手臂打到了他的面颊上。
• Blindly you reach out from under the covers, flailing your arm in the hopes of hitting the tiny snooze button before the clock hits the floor.
  盲目地你伸出从下的覆盖，打你的胳膊希望击中那个小的瞌睡按钮在闹钟掉到地板之前。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Any player may play this ability. 1: Flailing Manticore gets-1/-1 until end of turn.
  任何玩家都可使用此异能。1：连枷翼狮得-1/-1直到回合结束。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。