baffled
/ˈbæf.əl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈæfəld] /ˈbæf.əl/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈæfəld] /ˈba-fəld/ (ame, mw)
baffled — 動詞
- baffledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- baffleds3rd person singular
- baffleding-ing form
- bafflededpast simple
1. to leave someone so confused that they cannot make sense of what is happening or
使困惑；難倒
讓人完全無法理解
to leave someone so confused that they cannot make sense of what is happening or why
The strange ending of the film baffled Femi and his friends completely.
這部電影奇怪的結局讓 Femi 和他的朋友們完全困惑不已。
transitive: baffle + direct object
Scientists remain baffled by the sudden collapse of the ancient civilisation near the river.
科學家對於河畔那座古老文明突然崩潰的原因仍感困惑。
passive: be baffled by + unknown cause
The detective's unusual question baffled the witness, who sat in silence for several seconds.
偵探不尋常的問題難倒了證人，他沉默了好幾秒鐘。
The complex instructions baffled everyone who tried to assemble the bookshelf without help.
複雜的說明書讓每個試著不用幫忙就組裝書架的人都束手無策。
- clarify
to make something clear so it can be understood
文法句型
baffle + noun phrase (object)
be baffled (passive)
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive form 'be baffled' when describing someone's mental state rather than the thing causing it.
常見錯誤
baffled — 形容詞
- baffledpositive
- more baffledcomparative
- most baffledsuperlative
1. feeling or showing a state of complete confusion because something cannot be und
困惑的
感到完全無法理解
feeling or showing a state of complete confusion because something cannot be understood or explained
Amelia looked baffled when the teacher asked a question she had not expected.
當老師問了一個 Amelia 沒預料到的問題時，她露出困惑的表情。
predicative: look + baffled
The doctors were baffled by the child's unusual symptoms, which did not match any known illness.
醫生對於那名孩童不尋常的症狀感到困惑，那些症狀不符合任何常見疾病。
passive adjective: were baffled by [reason]
Niran stood at the train station with a baffled expression, staring at the departure board.
Niran 一臉茫然地站在火車站，盯著出發時刻表。
Sayaka felt completely baffled by the scoring rules of the tennis tournament.
Sayaka 對於那場網球錦標賽的計分規則感到完全困惑。
A baffled crowd gathered around the broken machine, wondering what had gone wrong.
一群神色困惑的人圍在故障的機器旁，想知道哪裡出了問題。
- puzzled
less intense; suggests mild confusion about a single thing
- perplexed
more formal, suggests deep uncertainty
- bewildered
stronger emotional shock and disorientation
- clear-headed
thinking with clarity and understanding
文法句型
be + baffled
look/seem/feel + baffled
baffled + noun
用法筆記
Used predicatively (after 'be', 'feel', 'look', 'seem') more often than attributively (before a noun). When used before a noun (e.g. 'a baffled expression'), it describes the person's outward appearance of confusion.