单词 | baffle |
释义 | baffle/ˈbaf(ə)l /verb [with object] 1Totally bewilder or perplex: an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone...
Synonyms perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, nonplus, disconcert, throw, set someone thinking informal flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, fox, make someone scratch their head, be all Greek to, floor, fog North American informal buffalo rare wilder, gravel, maze, cause to be at a stand, pose, obfuscate puzzling, bewildering, perplexing, mystifying, bemusing, confusing, unclear, difficult/hard to understand, beyond one, above one's head; mysterious, enigmatic, obscure, abstruse, unfathomable, inexplicable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, cryptic, opaque archaic wildering 2Restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.): to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales...
Synonyms thwart, frustrate, foil, baulk, check, block, hinder, obstruct, bar, prevent, deflect, divert noun A device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, etc. or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction: you can cut out glare from a strip light by concealing it behind a baffle [as modifier]: a baffle plate...
Derivativesbafflement
OriginLate 16th century (in the sense 'cheat, deceive'): perhaps related to French bafouer 'ridicule' or obsolete French beffer 'mock, deceive'. Rhymes |
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