boggle

英 ['b?g(?)l] 美
  • vi. 猶豫,退縮;驚恐
  • vt. 搞糟,弄壞;使……驚奇;使……困惑
  • n. 猶豫,退縮;驚奇

TEM8GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?boggles;過去式:?boggled;過去分詞:?boggled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?boggling;

助記提示


bogey惡鬼,幽靈,妖怪。
bogle妖怪,鬼怪。
boggle使驚恐。

1. bug "[廢語]臆造的怪物,令人恐懼的事物,嚇唬人的東西;嚇唬淘氣孩子的妖精;鬼怪" => bugaboo, bugbear.
2. => bug => bogey => bogle, boggle.

中文詞源


boggle 猶豫

來自bug, 妖怪。-le, 表反復(fù)。指看到妖怪似的的,害怕的。

英文詞源


boggle (v.)
1590s, "to start with fright (as a startled horse does), shy, take alarm," from Middle English bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug (n.); also compare bogey (n.1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s. As a noun from 1650s. Related: Boggled; boggling; boggler (from c. 1600 as "one who hesitates").

雙語例句


1. Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
一想到要花這么多錢,連我都有點(diǎn)猶豫。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Never boggle at a difficulty.
切莫見難而止.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle.
他們面對最近的貧困所表現(xiàn)出的坦然令人難以理解。

來自柯林斯例句

4. We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.
對這個(gè)賺錢的機(jī)會(huì)我們不應(yīng)猶豫.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. His knowledge of computer is mind - boggle.
他對計(jì)算機(jī)精通的程度令人感到吃驚.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)