nonplussed

英 [ˌnɒnˈplʌst]

美 [ˌnɑːnˈplʌst]

adj.  惊呆的; 非常困惑的
v.  使惊讶；使迷惑
nonplus的过去分词和过去式

BNC.25597 / COCA.26820

牛津词典

adj.

• 惊呆的；非常困惑的
  so surprised and confused that you do not know what to do or say

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不知所措的;进退维谷的
  If you arenonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react.
  1. She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
     她料想他会要一杯苏格兰威士忌，所以当他请她调一杯马提尼酒加柠檬水时，她有点不知所措。

英英释义

adj

• filled with bewilderment
  1. at a loss to understand those remarks
  2. puzzled that she left without saying goodbye
  Synonym:at a loss(p)nonplusedpuzzled

双语例句

• Nixon, though no doubt nonplussed, continued to keep his thoughts to himself.
  尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷，然而他依然噤若寒蝉。
• The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question.
  演讲者被这个问题完全难倒了。
• My friends in New York, for example, were completely nonplussed by the poll tax references.
  比如，对于电影里提到的人头税，我在纽约的朋友们就感到一头雾水。
• Although I'm an avid user and fan of Twitter now, when it first came out, I was a bit nonplussed by it.
  尽管我现在是Twitter的忠实用户和追随者，但是在它最初出现时，我对它是有点迷惑的。
• Ed seemed nonplussed till Andy explained: "This means I'm staying the course."
  李爱德开始似乎摸不着头脑，直到马普安开始解释：“这就意味着我可以撑下去。”
• On this question I differ from you in toto. The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question.
  在这个问题上我跟你的意见完全不同。演讲者被这个问题完全难倒了。
• He was afraid of being treated as a provincial if he showed himself too much nonplussed.
  他怕露出过于惊惶失措的样子，会叫人家把他看成乡巴佬。
• She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
  她料想他会要一杯苏格兰威士忌，所以当他请她调一杯马提尼酒加柠檬水时，她有点不知所措。
• He sounded nonplussed when I said I was staying with friends. I wondered later what he would have made of my first morning in the city.
  当我回答说，我与朋友们住在一起时，他听上去有些困惑。后来，我问他，如何理解我在迪拜的第一个早晨的经历。
• The war had devastated her. She was hurt, angry, nonplussed.
  战争把她弄得狼狈不堪。她感到伤心、气愤和狼狈。