baffling

英 ['bæf(ə)lɪŋ] 美['bæflɪŋ]
  • adj. 令人困惑的;阻碍的;令人丧气的;变幻的
  • v. 使困惑;挫败(baffle的ing形式)

词态变化


动词: baffle;名词: bafflement;

英文词源


baffling (adj.)
1783, "bewildering," present participle adjective from baffle (v.); earlier a sailor's adjective for winds that blow variously and make headway difficult (c. 1770s).

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It is quite baffling that he left without a word.
他一声不吭就走了,真叫人莫名其妙.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He put forward a baffling question.
他提出了一个难题.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling.
招待我们的男主人傲慢无礼。真不知道他温柔的妻子怎么能容忍这样一个讨厌的家伙。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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。

来自辞典例句