1783, "bewildering," present participle adjective from baffle (v.); earlier a sailor's adjective for winds that blow variously and make headway difficult (c. 1770s).
實(shí)用例句
1. I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
我一直病著,出現(xiàn)了一系列讓人不解的癥狀。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. It is quite baffling that he left without a word.
他一聲不吭就走了,真叫人莫名其妙.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. He put forward a baffling question.
他提出了一個(gè)難題.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling.
招待我們的男主人傲慢無(wú)禮。真不知道他溫柔的妻子怎么能容忍這樣一個(gè)討厭的家伙。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.