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English Etymology bemused 1735, pp. adj. from bemuse (q.v.). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 bemused be·mused / bi5mju:zd / adjective showing that you are confused and unable to think clearly 困惑的；茫然的 SYN bewildered :
a bemused expression / smile 困惑不解的表情/微笑 • be·muse verb ▪ [VN] • be·mus·ed·ly / bi5mju:zidli / adv. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English bemused adj. VERBS be, look, seem, sound | become ADV. totally Sarah looked totally bemused. | a bit, faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat I was beginning to feel slightly bemused. PREP. by Connie was rather bemused by all the attention she was getting. OLT bemused adj. ⇨ confused 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged be·mused \-ˈmyüzd\ adjective 1. : marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed < he was fumbling with the sheets and looking down at them with a slightly bemused expression — R.P.Warren > 2. : lost in thought or reverie : abstracted < as distant and bemused as a professor emeritus listening to the prattling of his freshman class — M.W.Straight > • be·mus·ed·ly \-zə̇dlē, -li\ adverb |
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