baffle

'bæfl

六级雅思GRE Collins 1

n. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
v. check the emission of (sound)

vt. 困惑, 为难, 使挫折
vi. 徒作挣扎
n. 迷惑, 挡板

Collins 星级

11,102

BNC 频率

11,775

使用频率

baffle 没有明显的词根词缀分析，但可以拆分为“baf-”和“-fle”。其中“baf-”可以联想到“困惑”，而“-fle”可理解为一种动作，整体上可以理解为“使人困惑的动作”。

例句

1. The magician's trick completely baffled the audience.

魔术师的把戏让观众完全困惑。

2. I was baffled by the complicated instructions for assembling the furniture.

我被组装家具的复杂说明困扰了。

3. The sudden change in the weather baffled the meteorologists.

天气的突然变化让气象学家感到困惑。