befuddle

英 [bɪˈfʌdl]

美 [bɪˈfʌdəl]

v.  使迷惑; 使困惑

过去式：befuddled　过去分词：befuddled　现在分词：befuddling　第三人称单数：befuddles　

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BNC.48433 / COCA.30845

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使迷惑；使困惑
  If somethingbefuddlesyou, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
  1. ...problems that are befuddling them.
     搞得他们晕头转向的问题

英英释义

verb

• be confusing or perplexing to
  1. These questions confuse even the experts
  2. This question completely threw me
  3. This question befuddled even the teacher
  Synonym:confusethrowfoxfuddlebedevilconfounddiscombobulate
• make stupid with alcohol
  Synonym:fuddle

双语例句

• Other research suggests that high stakes can befuddle the brain.
  另一项研究显示，高度的利害关系会让人头脑发昏。
• They never thought that senility could ever befuddle their senses.
  他们从未想到年老竟会使他们的神志糊涂。
• To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements.
  使为难，使迷惑迷惑或混乱，尤指被许多混乱的情况，物体和言论所迷惑。
• Such evils are like Japanese goods, for only our enemy wishes us to preserve them and continue to befuddle ourselves with them; so we should advocate a boycott against them, just as we boycott Japanese goods.
  这些东西好像日货，因为只有我们的敌人愿意我们保存这些坏东西，使我们继续受蒙蔽，所以我们应该提倡抵制，就像抵制日货一样。
• Don't befuddle me with all those masses of detail.
  不要拿一大堆琐事把我搞迷糊。
• Introduce beautiful women and licentious sounds in order to befuddle him.
  进献美女淫声，以迷惑其君主的意志；
• This is clearly designed to befuddle the public.
  这显然是为了蒙蔽舆论。