| 词汇 | flail |
| 释义 | flail verb[ I or T ] uk /fleɪl/ us /fleɪl/(alsoflail about/around) (especially of arms and legs) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way: （尤指手臂和双腿）乱动，胡乱摆动 A wasp came towards us and Howard started flailing his arms around.一只黄蜂冲我们飞来，霍华德开始使劲挥舞胳膊。 She ran from the house in a terrible rage, her arms flailing in the air.她怒不可遏地从房子里跑出来，手臂在空中乱挥乱打。 Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky jig quake quiver shaky shook shudder squirm toss tremulous whip flail noun[ C ] uk /fleɪl/ us /fleɪl/ a tool consisting of a rod that hangs from a long handle, used especially in the past for threshing grain（尤指旧时脱粒用的）连枷 Thomas-Soellner/iStock /Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron grindstone guillotine plunger prong rasp razor knife reamer sander trowel flail | American Dictionaryflail verb[ I/T ] us/fleɪl/ to wave something, esp. arms or legs, energetically but with little or no control: [ I ]His hands flailed wildly. Examples of flailflail With flails and staves, the player can string together long sequences of attacks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The companies do their work with 681 metal detectors, 55 mine rollers and mine flails, and 15 mine-detection dogs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If tied down, the victim's flailing might pull his/her arms from their sockets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Current mine flails do not operate effectively on a gradient greater than 30% or on ground that is especially dry or boggy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They can be observed tumbling around and flailing their legs in an effort to right themselves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He stripped his clothes and flailed through the underbrush, for about half an hour. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are also proprietary flails with different shapes for shredding larger brush and others that leave a smooth, finish cut. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The plant begins life when it germinates from the seed in the ground, the vine growing and flailing about before latching onto nearby vegetation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The head is kept in line with the upper torso but may bob slightly to accentuate the arm flailing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the anime, two of the flails transform into circular saws. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The precise dimensions and shape of flails were determined by generations of farmers to suit the particular grain they were harvesting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Babies are most often found stretched out, however, because they do not have full control of their limbs, resulting in flailing and twitching. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He responds to questions with screeches and chirps, he flails his arms when he runs, and he sees all humans as large animated butterflies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the colonial period, wheat was sown by broadcasting; reaped by sickles, and threshed by flails. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She flailed at the men with her umbrella and then rushed to the kings apartments to identify the conspirators. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of flail These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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