单词 | in a fog |
释义 | > as lemmasin a fog in a fog and variants: in a state of confusion; confused, bewildered. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > confused, at a loss [phrase] at one's wit's end (occasionally ends)1377 seek1390 will of wane (also wone)a1400 will of redea1425 on wild1477 to be at a muse1548 at a loss1592 at a stopa1626 in a fog?c1640 in a wood1659 at a wit-standa1670 at sea1768 at fault1833 far to find, seek1879 ?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) ii. ii. 20 How now Gentlemen, cloudy? I know Mr. Warbeck, you are in a fog about my Daughters marriage. 1835 Amer. Ann. Educ. 5 62 If you study till your head aches, and you are ‘all in a fog’, you will be just fit to study fifty things at once, and learn nothing. 1888 ‘M. Robertson’ Lombard St. Myst. xxii. 227 I confess that, until it came to light, I was in a fog. 1890 Pioneer Wisdom 4 Apr. 213/3 I sold a sermon to a person who seemed completely in a fog concerning the second advent of Christ. 1938 Hammond (Indiana) Times 21 Jan. 8/4 The boy..was apparently still in a fog about how and when to use the words. 1992 K. H. Page Body in Vestibule iii. 47 Faith woke up in a fog the next morning. 2014 M. Gander et al. Managing Your Career in Higher Educ. Admin. ii. 20 My first 6-8 months was actually spent in a complete fog because I couldn't figure out one end from the other. < as lemmas |
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