課本中不會(huì)教你的[B]116　bewilder，confuse，puzzle，perplex和baffle

116　bewilder，confuse，puzzle，perplex和baffle

① bewilder的語(yǔ)氣較重，表示使人陷入一種驚奇、茫然、局促不安的境地。

The way he changes his mind three or four times a day is utterly bewildering. 他一天之內(nèi)就要改變?nèi)拇沃饕?，真是叫人摸不著頭腦。

② confuse（put into disorder，mix up in the mind）指因混淆而產(chǎn)生迷亂，把事情弄錯(cuò)，語(yǔ)氣最輕微，詞義最廣泛。

He is given to making long and confused speeches. 他一說(shuō)話就是一大篇，語(yǔ)無(wú)倫次。

Those long personal names sometimes have me confused. 那些長(zhǎng)的人名有時(shí)把我搞糊涂了。

③ puzzle（cause it difficult to explain or understand）著重使人難以理解、回答、解決，檢驗(yàn)人的機(jī)智和耐心。

The patient's illness puzzled the doctor；he couldn't find the cause. 那病人的病把醫(yī)生難住了，他找不出原因。

The children are puzzled how the world came into being. 孩子們對(duì)世界是怎樣形成的感到迷惑不解。

④ perplex指對(duì)問(wèn)題難于理解，有顧慮，更強(qiáng)調(diào)不知如何抉擇或如何對(duì)付，語(yǔ)氣比puzzle強(qiáng)。

I am perplexed at the problem. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題我不理解。

The problem was hard enough to perplex even the teacher. 這問(wèn)題很難，把老師都難住了。

⑤ baffle指某事物或現(xiàn)象使人感到糊涂、驚奇或不能理解。

The magician baffled the audience with his trick. 這位魔術(shù)師的戲法令觀眾迷惑、驚奇。