| 释义 |
flail verb to surf awkwardly US, 1990
flail around
flail around/about to wave your arms and legs around in an uncontrolled way: The child was flailing about in the water, coughing and shouting.■ SIMILAR TO: thrash about/around
flail aboutTo move one's body, often the limbs, in an erratic or clumsy way. The last time I tried ice skating, I spent most of the time flailing about and trying desperately not to fall. flail aroundTo move one's body, often the limbs, in an erratic or clumsy way The last time I tried ice skating, I spent most of the time flailing around and trying desperately not to fall. flail about or flail aroundv. To engage in rapid, frantic, undirected movements or activity: The baby cried and flailed about as we looked for the bottle. After I caught the fish, it flailed around in the bottom of the boat. |