The apparent struggles of the floundering (掙扎的）group have what Kapur calls a "hidden efficacy": they lead people to understand the deep structure of problems, not simply their correct solutions.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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深陷困境;困難重重
If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely.