"floundering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 掙扎
• 不知所措

Definition

以一種困惑或笨拙的方式努力行動、決定或前進。常指人、公司或項目進展不順或停滯不前。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Floundering' 屬口語，形容人或事進展不順、找不到方向。常見 'floundering around'，別和 'foundering'（徹底失敗）混淆。

Examples

The company is floundering because of poor management.

公司因管理不善而在**掙扎**。

She is floundering in her new job and feels lost.

她在新工作中**掙扎**，覺得很迷失。

The project is floundering due to a lack of direction.

這個項目因缺乏方向而在**掙扎**。

I was floundering during the presentation and forgot what to say next.

我在演講時**不知所措**，忘了接下來要說什麼。

He’s been floundering ever since his best friend moved away.

自從他最好的朋友搬走後，他一直在**掙扎**。

We were all floundering at the start of the new system, but now it’s easier.

我們一開始在新系統裡都**不知所措**，但現在簡單多了。