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baffled

UK //ˈbæfəld//US //ˈbæfəld//

词源

源自16世纪英语 'baffle',可能来自苏格兰语 'bawchill',意为 '公开羞辱',后演变为 '使困惑'。

adjective

❶ 形容人感到非常困惑或难以理解某事,通常因为情况复杂或信息不足。

“The detective was baffled by the mysterious disappearance of the evidence.”

(侦探对证据的神秘消失感到非常困惑。)

“She was baffled when her computer suddenly stopped working.”

(她的电脑突然停止工作时,她感到非常困惑。)

同义词:confused, perplexed, puzzled

常见短语

completely baffled — 形容某人完全无法理解某事,感到极度困惑。

“The audience was completely baffled by the magician's trick.”

(观众对魔术师的把戏完全摸不着头脑。)