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

• 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。
• 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。
• Boxers flailing at each other in the ring.
  在拳击场上互相猛击的拳手。
• 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。
• 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。
• His arms were flailing in all directions
  他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。
• After a good eight seconds of flailing, grabbing, and poking at the air above my desk, Frank Welty finally unholstered his sidearm and put me out of my misery.
  我在桌子上朝空气又抓又砸又戳地比划了八秒钟，弗兰克•威尔提终于掏出手枪把我干掉了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。