flail

🇺🇸 /fleɪl/ 🇬🇧 /fleɪl/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

To swing arms or legs around in a wild or uncontrolled way.

The child flailed his arms in excitement.

那個孩子興奮地揮舞著手臂。

R

To strike something or someone repeatedly and forcefully.

The man flailed the branch against the tree.

那個男人用樹枝猛擊樹幹。

noun
R

A tool with a long handle and a swinging mechanism used for threshing grain.

The farmer used a flail to separate the wheat from the chaff.

農民使用連枷來分離麥粒和麥糠。

translation

v. 亂揮, 猛擊
n. 連枷

詞形變化

3rd Present flails
Past flailed
Perfect flailed
Progressive flailing
Plural flails