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

• 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。
• The animal was caught, its legs flailing wildly.
  这只动物被逮住了，四肢胡乱地踢蹬着。
• Boxers flailing at each other in the ring.
  在拳击场上互相猛击的拳手。
• The guard shoves me forward and I stumble out into the unknown, my arms flailing to protect against unseen perils that lie ahead of me in the black air.
  保安往前推了我一把，我跌进了未知之中，我双臂乱舞，以防备黑暗中看不见的危险。
• 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。
• One flailing arm caught him across the cheek.
  一只挥舞着的手臂打到了他的面颊上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。