"flailed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 亂揮

Definition

指因困難、害怕或保持平衡而胡亂揮動手臂或身體的動作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常形容手臂或四肢因恐慌、害怕或失衡而不受控制地亂動。可以是字面意思（身體動作），也可以作為比喻（掙扎、努力卻不得法）。常見於過去時態。

Examples

The swimmer flailed in the water, trying to stay above the surface.

游泳者在水中**亂揮**，試圖浮出水面。

She flailed her arms to get someone's attention.

她**亂揮**著手臂想引起別人的注意。

The child flailed when he slipped on the ice.

孩子在冰上滑倒時**亂揮**著手。

He flailed around in the dark, searching for the light switch.

他在黑暗中**亂揮**著，找電燈開關。

She flailed desperately when she lost her balance on the stairs.

她在樓梯上失去平衡時**拼命亂揮**。

I completely flailed during that math test; I had no idea what I was doing.

那次數學考試我**完全亂了陣腳**，根本不知道自己在做什麼。