"flail about" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈfɫeɪɫ/ /əˈbaʊt

FLAYL uh-BOWT

UK

flˈeɪl/ /ɐbˈaʊt

flAYL uh-BOWT

释义

To move arms and legs wildly and without control, often because you are scared or struggling. It can also mean to act in a confused way, not knowing what to do.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈfɫeɪɫ/ /əˈbaʊt

英式英语

flˈeɪl/ /ɐbˈaʊt

简化发音

美式

FLAYL uh-BOWT

英式

flAYL uh-BOWT

语境中听

The child began to flail about in the pool when he couldn't touch the bottom.

If you flail about on the ice, you might fall.

He started to flail about trying to find his glasses in the dark.

When the alarm went off, she flailed about looking for her phone.