addle sb's brain/wits
宾语多为 brain、wits、mind 等表示心智的词，指使人思绪混乱、无法清晰思考。
The sleepless nights had addled his brain.
那些不眠之夜把他的脑子弄糊涂了。
使混乱；使糊涂
addled — past of addle
使（受精蛋）失去孵化能力；使变得糊涂或混乱。；通过摇晃、刺穿、冷冻或涂油而不破坏蛋壳,使受精卵失去活力,杀死其中的胚胎。；使昏乱；使腐坏
To make or become confused, muddled, or mixed up.
使变得糊涂或混乱。
To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
通过摇晃、刺穿、冷冻或涂油而不破坏蛋壳,使受精卵失去活力,杀死其中的胚胎。
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
一般现在时
Too much information addles my brain.
太多信息使我的大脑昏乱。
一般过去时
The old eggs addled in the heat.
这些陈蛋在高温下腐坏了。
现在完成时
The constant noise has addled his thoughts.
持续的噪音使他的思绪混乱。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The complexity of the instructions addled the students.
说明书的复杂性让学生们感到困惑。
用法提示：及物动词，表示使昏乱、困惑
If you leave eggs out too long, they will addle.
如果你把鸡蛋放太久，它们就会变质。
用法提示：不及物动词，表示变腐坏
His mind was addled by the constant noise.
持续的噪音使他的头脑变得昏乱。
用法提示：及物动词的被动语态，表示使昏乱
宾语多为 brain、wits、mind 等表示心智的词，指使人思绪混乱、无法清晰思考。
The sleepless nights had addled his brain.
那些不眠之夜把他的脑子弄糊涂了。
常用于被动结构，后接造成头脑混乱的原因。
She was addled by the endless questions.
她被没完没了的问题弄得晕头转向。
专业用法，指不打破蛋壳而使受精蛋中的胚胎死亡。
Farmers addle eggs by shaking or oiling them.
农民通过摇晃或涂油使受精蛋失去孵化能力。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the long flight, I felt completely addle.
正确表达After the long flight, I felt completely addled.
grammar · medium
易错句子He addled away the whole afternoon watching TV.
正确表达He idled away the whole afternoon watching TV.
grammar · medium
易错句子The constant noise was addleing his mind.
正确表达The constant noise was addling his mind.
muddle 常指把事物搅乱、使头绪不清，也可用于 muddle through（勉强应付）；addle 侧重因年老、醉酒或受震而神志昏沉、变糊涂，并另有“使受精蛋失活”的专义。
befuddle 语气较强，多指酒醉或复杂信息把头脑搞昏；addle 更常用于身心衰老或受创后逐渐糊涂，且可指使受精蛋失去活性，befuddle 无此义。
baffle 强调因难以理解而“难住、困惑”，常与 puzzle 近义，主语多为问题或事情；addle 指使头脑昏沉、糊涂，不强调“难以理解”。
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