addle
addle — 動詞
- addlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- addleshe / she / it
- addledpast simple
- addling-ing form
1. to confuse someone so much that it becomes hard for them to think clearly or mak
使困惑
讓人困惑而無法清晰思考
to confuse someone so much that it becomes hard for them to think clearly or make good decisions, often because they have to deal with too many things or pieces of information at once
The complicated train schedule addled the passengers, who kept boarding the wrong trains.
複雜的火車時刻表弄得乘客頭昏腦脹，他們一再上錯車。
addle + group of people as direct object
Three different instructions at once addled Kwame, and he forgot what to do next.
同時收到三個不同的指示讓 Kwame 感到困惑，他忘記了該做什麼。
The constant noise from the construction site addled the office workers and lowered their productivity.
來自建築工地持續不斷的噪音讓辦公室員工心神混亂，降低了他們的工作效率。
Too many pop-up ads addled Ananya, so she closed the browser in frustration.
太多彈出式廣告讓 Ananya 感到困惑，她沮喪地關掉了瀏覽器。
The lawyer's rapid questions addled the witness, who kept changing his story.
律師一連串快速的問話讓證人感到困惑，他不斷改變說法。
- confuse
the most common and neutral term; addle is much less frequent and somewhat literary
- bewilder
suggests complete confusion that leaves a person unsure what to do next
- befuddle
informal; often suggests confusion caused by alcohol, drugs, or tiredness
- muddle
suggests disordered or jumbled thinking rather than total confusion
- clarify
to make something clear and easier to understand
文法句型
addle + [someone/something, often brain/mind]
用法筆記
Often used with the person's mind or brain as the object (e.g., 'The heat addled his brain'). The past participle 'addled' is also common as an adjective in phrases like 'drug-addled' or 'alcohol-addled'.
addle — 形容詞
- addlepositive
- addlercomparative
- addlestsuperlative
1. An egg or other food that has spoiled and started to decay, so that it is no lon
腐壞的
蛋類等食物腐敗變質的
An egg or other food that has spoiled and started to decay, so that it is no longer safe to eat.
The smell from the addle egg made Ada leave the kitchen right away.
腐壞蛋的臭味讓 Ada 立刻離開了廚房。
collocation: addle egg — used for rotten eggs
Chef Henrik carefully separated the addle eggs from the fresh ones.
Henrik 主廚小心地把腐壞的蛋和新鮮的分開。
attributive use: addle + eggs
Ayesha knew the egg was addle when it gave off a strong, bad smell.
Ayesha 一聞到濃烈的臭氣，就知道那顆蛋已經腐壞了。
The farmer told us addle eggs will float in a bowl of water.
農夫告訴我們，腐壞的蛋會浮在一碗水上。
Beatriz found two addle eggs in the carton and threw them away.
Beatriz 在紙盒裡發現了兩顆腐壞的蛋，便把牠們扔掉了。
文法句型
addle + noun (esp. egg, eggs)
be + addle
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used of eggs. It is rarely applied to other foods outside of historical or regional contexts — for general food spoilage, use 'rotten' or 'spoiled'.
常見錯誤
2. A person's mind or thinking that is unclear, muddled, and unable to work properl
混亂的
頭腦不清或思緒凌亂的
A person's mind or thinking that is unclear, muddled, and unable to work properly — for example, from exhaustion, confusion, or the effect of something that overwhelms the senses.
Nikhil's addle mind could not focus on the math problem in front of him.
Nikhil 混亂的腦袋無法專注在眼前的數學題上。
collocation: addle mind — describing confused thinking
After the long flight, Darius had an addle brain and could barely speak.
經過長途飛行後，Darius 頭腦混亂，幾乎說不出話來。
Sivan tried to make sense of the question with an addle mind full of worry.
Sivan 試圖用充滿煩惱的混亂思緒來理解這個問題。
Michael's addle thoughts kept jumping from one idea to the next without any link.
Michael 混亂的想法毫無關聯地跳來跳去。
The strong medication made Ramón feel addle and unable to concentrate on his work.
藥效很強的藥物讓 Ramón 感到頭腦混亂，無法專心工作。
文法句型
addle + noun (mind, brain, head, thoughts)
be + addle
feel + addle
用法筆記
The subject is almost always a person's mind, brain, head, or thoughts. It describes a temporary state of mental muddle rather than a permanent condition. Distinguish from the verb 'addle' (in another entry), which means to cause this confused state in someone.