Japan 's tech giants , meanwhile , have floundered .

与此同时，日本的技术巨头却在困境中挣扎。

Efforts to protect the species have floundered .

保护物种的力量在挣扎。

It has prospered , while advanced countries floundered .

在发达国家苦苦挣扎之时，中国却蒸蒸日上。

Poor decision-making at the top was one of the reasons why fiat floundered in the early years of this century , although deaths in the family played a part .

在这个世纪早期，决断不足是导致菲亚特处于挣扎的最主要原因，尽管阿涅利家族人员的伤亡也起到了一定的作用。