baffle
音标：
英音/ ˈbæf(ə)l / 美音/ ˈbæf(ə)l /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
Virgin said it found the ruling “slightly baffling”, and maintained it guaranteed a faster minimum speed than its competitors.
维珍航空表示，该裁决“有点令人费解”，并坚称其保证了比竞争对手更快的最低速度。
—BBC
Sources with knowledge of the mood in the Greek government have suggested he was both “baffled” and “annoyed”.
了解希腊政府情绪的消息人士表示，他既“困惑”又“恼怒”。
—BBC
He said it was “baffling” that the UK continue to work alongside the UAE “knowing how callous they are with British lives”.
他表示，“令人困惑的是”英国继续与阿联酋合作，“知道他们对英国人的生活有多么冷酷无情”。
—BBC
基本释意：
verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
使困惑，难住；抑制，控制
同义词：
amaze,beat,bewilder,dumbfound,flummox,get,gravel,mystify,nonplus,perplex,pose,puzzle,stick,stupefy,vex,baffle board,regulate,bilk,confound,cross,foil,frustrate,queer,scotch,scuttle,spoil,thwart
短释义：
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.
迷惑就是迷惑。如果您完全不明白 baffle 的含义，您可能会说这个词 baffles you。
长释义：
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.
Baffle 的意思是“混淆”，但也可以表示“惊奇”。魔术师可能会用令人印象深刻的魔术让你感到困惑。此外，这个动词的意思是“通过混乱来破坏、阻挠或失败”。在辩论中，你可能会通过介绍对手不熟悉的新信息来迷惑对手。挡板也可以像树桩一样使用。如果你在考试中被某个问题难住了，那么你就被这个问题困惑了。
文学例句：
The realization baffled me, since that had been primary on our minds when we left—the be-all and end-all of our journey, the reason for leaving Mamá’s side.
这个认识让我感到困惑，因为当我们离开时，这一直是我们首要考虑的事情——我们旅程的全部和最终目标，也是离开妈妈身边的原因。
—Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall
No matter what came up, night or day, if it baffled his men, he must decide.
无论发生什么，无论白天黑夜，如果这让他的手下感到困惑，他就必须做出决定。
—Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
This latest discovery of a new and baffling rhyme concerning moonlight, the north and an unknown threshold nagged at his brain.
最新发现的关于月光、北方和未知阈值的新的、令人费解的韵律困扰着他的大脑。
—Redwall by Brian Jacques
词源：
baffle (v.)1540s, “to disgrace,” of uncertain origin. Perhaps a Scottish respelling of bauchle “to disgrace publicly” (especially a perjured knight), which is probably related to French bafouer “to abuse, hoodwink” (16c.), possibly from baf, a natural sound of disgust, like bah (compare German baff machen “to flabbergast”). The original sense is obsolete. The meaning “defeat someone’s efforts, frustrate by interposing obstacles or difficulties” is from 1670s. Related: Baffled; baffling.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
baffle (v.)1540s，“羞辱”，来源不明。也许苏格兰语对 bauchle 的重新拼写是“公开羞辱”（尤其是作伪证的骑士），这可能与法语 bafouer“滥用，欺骗”（16c.）有关，可能来自 baf，一种自然的厌恶声音，如 bah（比较德语 baff machen “大吃一惊”）。原来的意义已经过时了。 “挫败某人的努力，通过设置障碍或困难来挫败”的含义来自 1670 年代。相关：困惑；令人困惑。相关条目及更多
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