【每日一词】flounder - /ˈflaʊndər/
flounder
1 of 2 noun : flatfish，especially : any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes 比目鱼（一种扁平的海鱼，属于鲽形目，如大菱鲆）；鲆，鲽。
2 of 2 intransitive verb
1: to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly 挣扎，踉跄，困难重重地前行（通常指在水中、泥泞地面或困难处境中挣扎）；
The poor horse was floundering in the mud.
2: to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually 不知所措，陷入困境，举步维艰（指一个人面对困难或挑战时感到迷茫或失败）
the normally surefooted governor floundered a moment like a prize pupil caught unprepared —Time
短语
Leopard flounder: 豹鲆
olive flounder: 褐牙鲆；牙鲆；扁口鱼
Fried flounder: 香煎鲽鱼
Flounder virus: 比目鱼病毒
longfin flounder: 长鳍短额鲆
malayan flounder: 马来斑鲆
threespot flounder: 三眼斑鲆
hybrid flounder: 杂交鲆
例句
What a pity that his career was left to flounder. 真遗憾，他的事业陷入了困境。
Can anglers catch starry flounder in the San Francisco Bay? 垂钓者能在旧金山湾钓到星比目鱼吗？
Noun
Try the North Carolina flounder — the secret to its hearty crunch is nama panko, which stays crispy to lock in flavor — with a simple green salad with zingy ginger dressing, rice topped with a smattering of furikake and even a dollop of potato salad, harkening back to Perry’s Southern roots.
—Jenny Hartley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
One marquee victory won’t secure a spot, not if the Cougars flounder unexpectedly.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Las Vegas Raiders League perception: Executives see the Raiders as a floundering franchise that pivots from one coach/philosophy to another every couple of years.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But like so many of us who have been corralled by our bosses in the wake of remote work pushback and flimsy DEI pledges, their 9-to-5 iron grip is floundering.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
