flounder
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to struggle to know what to say or do or how to continue with something 不知所措;挠头;支吾 - [intransitive]
to have a lot of problems and to be in danger of failing completely 困难重重;艰苦挣扎 At that time the industry was floundering. 那时这个行业举步维艰。 The new democracy there continues to flounder. 那里的新民主主义继续挣扎。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to struggle to move or get somewhere in water, mud, etc. (在水、泥等中)挣扎
Word Originverb late 16th cent.: perhaps a blend of founder ‘to fill with water and sink’ and blunder, or perhaps symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with swift or sudden movement.