floundering
v.
（常指在水中）挣扎( flounder的现在分词 );
挣扎，漫无目标;
例句:
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We are floundering, one MDC insider told me dejectedly.
来自BBC
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The economy was floundering.
经济深陷困境。
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His re-election campaign is floundering.
他寻求连任的竞选运动陷入了僵局。
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His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.
他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。
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But not all the businesses in Mopti are floundering.
来自BBC
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You start out floundering in a void, plagued by questions.
来自NEWYORKER