[VERB 动词]使困惑;把…难住 If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
[V n]
An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
一棵结方形苹果的树令专家大惑不解。
baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
我一直病着,出现了一系列让人不解的症状。
baffled
Police are baffled by the murder.
谋杀案把警方难住了。
Oxford
baf·fle/ˈbæfl; NAmEˈbæfl/
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bafflebafflesbaffledbafflingverbto confuse sb completely; to be too difficult or strange for sb to understand or explain 使困惑;难住bafflesb ◆His behaviour baffles me.他的行为使我难以琢磨。be baffled (as to) why, how, where, etc…◆I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called.我不明白她为什么没打电话。◆I'm baffled why she hasn't called.我不明白她为什么没打电话。▶baffle·ment/ˈbæflmənt; NAmEˈbæflmənt/noun[uncountable ]◆His reaction was one of bafflement.他的反应是迷惑不解。baf·fling/ˈbæflɪŋ; NAmEˈbæflɪŋ/adjectivenoun( technical 术语) a screen used to control or prevent the flow of sound, light or liquid (控制声、光、液体等流动的)隔板,挡板,反射板baf·fle/ˈbæfl; NAmEˈbæfl/baffle·ment/ˈbæflmənt; NAmEˈbæflmənt/baf·fling/ˈbæflɪŋ; NAmEˈbæflɪŋ/
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baffle1 verb
baffle2 noun
bafflebaf‧fle1 /ˈbæfəl/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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if something baffles you, you cannot understand or explain it at all: The question baffled me completely.—baffled adjective: We were all utterly baffled.—baffling adjective: a baffling mystery—bafflement noun [uncountable]
baffle1 verb
baffle2 noun
bafflebaffle2 noun [countable] technical
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a board, sheet of metal etc that controls the flow of air, water, or sound into or out of something
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