| 单词 | baffle |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['bæfl] |
| 解释 | v. 使困惑，难倒 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.使困惑，难倒(to confuse; puzzle, confound) 【同】 派生词: baffling (adj.令人困惑的) 【例】 The detective was baffled by the case. |
| 字源 | baffle (v.) 1540s, "to disgrace," perhaps a Scottish respelling of bauchle "to disgrace publicly" (especially a perjured knight), which is probably related to French bafouer "to abuse, hoodwink" (16c.), possibly from baf, a natural sound of disgust, like bah (compare German baff machen "to flabbergast"). Meaning "to bewilder, confuse" is from 1640s; that of "to defeat someone's efforts" is from 1670s. Related: Baffled; baffling. baffle (n.) "shielding device," 1881, from baffle (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使困惑, 使为难(用混淆的方法迷惑或阻止某人作某事) = confuse = puzzle = confound = balk = bilk = dash = foil = thwart 【例】This puzzle baffles me 这个谜使我困惑. We succeeded in baffling the enemy'apos;s attack 我们成功地阻止了敌人的进攻. 【记】ba爸, ff两个一样的夫人, le乐. 如果你爸的旁边突然出现两个一模一样的夫人在冲着他乐. 你是不是会很迷惑, 会被这种情况难倒. 因为你不知道那个才是你妈, 那个才是.... |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】battle to make it muffle；音：拜佛，因为困惑无法解脱 |
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