英语词汇“baffle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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To baffle is to confuse. If you are completely puzzled as to what baffle means, you might say that this word baffles you.

Baffle means "confuse," but it can also mean "amaze." A magician might baffle you with an impressive magic trick. Additionally, this verb can mean "to spoil, thwart, or defeat by means of confusion." In a debate, you might baffle the opposition by introducing new information that your opponents are not familiar with. Baffle can also be used like stump. If you are stumped by a question on a test, then you’ve been baffled by that question.

WORD FAMILY

baffle: baffled, bafflement, baffles, baffling+/baffled: unbaffled/bafflement: bafflements/baffling: bafflingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

But sometimes the Patriots do things that will baffle you until suddenly everything becomes obvious.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

It’s not only his awakening that baffles medical science; he is also in fine physical shape despite a dozen years of immobility.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Finding it would solve one of science’s most baffling mysteries and explain why galaxies are not ripped apart by stars flying off into deep space.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

v be a mystery or bewildering to

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

mix up, stump

cause to be perplexed or confounded

riddle

set a difficult problem or riddle

elude, escape

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

defy, refuse, resist

elude, especially in a baffling way

bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

1n a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

baffle board

diffuser, diffusor

baffle that distributes sound waves evenly

plate

a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

2v check the emission of (sound)

Syn|Hyper

regulate

bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

place limits on (extent or access)

v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

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bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

disappoint, let down

fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

dash

destroy or break

short-circuit

hamper the progress of; impede

ruin

destroy or cause to fail

betray, fail

disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

come short, fall short

fail to meet (expectations or standards)

disenchant, disillusion

free from enchantment

undo

cause the ruin or downfall of

break

cause the failure or ruin of

shipwreck

ruin utterly

forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

单词	baffle
释义	baffle (once / 524 pages) 1v 2nv 3v To baffle is to confuse. If you are completely puzzled as to what baffle means, you might say that this word baffles you. Baffle means "confuse," but it can also mean "amaze." A magician might baffle you with an impressive magic trick. Additionally, this verb can mean "to spoil, thwart, or defeat by means of confusion." In a debate, you might baffle the opposition by introducing new information that your opponents are not familiar with. Baffle can also be used like stump. If you are stumped by a question on a test, then you’ve been baffled by that question. WORD FAMILY baffle: baffled, bafflement, baffles, baffling+/baffled: unbaffled/bafflement: bafflements/baffling: bafflingly USAGE EXAMPLES But sometimes the Patriots do things that will baffle you until suddenly everything becomes obvious. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) It’s not only his awakening that baffles medical science; he is also in fine physical shape despite a dozen years of immobility. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Finding it would solve one of science’s most baffling mysteries and explain why galaxies are not ripped apart by stars flying off into deep space. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 v be a mystery or bewildering to Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex mix up, stump cause to be perplexed or confounded riddle set a difficult problem or riddle elude, escape be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by defy, refuse, resist elude, especially in a baffling way bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly 2 1n a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper baffle board diffuser, diffusor baffle that distributes sound waves evenly plate a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic 2v check the emission of (sound) Syn\|Hyper regulate bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) 3 v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of dash destroy or break short-circuit hamper the progress of; impede ruin destroy or cause to fail betray, fail disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake come short, fall short fail to meet (expectations or standards) disenchant, disillusion free from enchantment undo cause the ruin or downfall of break cause the failure or ruin of shipwreck ruin utterly forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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