Word · Frequency #20329
baffled
/ˈbæfəld/
adjective
困惑的；不知所措的
feeling frustrated and confused; unable to understand or solve something
- 1.
Thoroughly confused, puzzled
完全困惑的,迷惑的。
- 2.
Having baffles
装有挡板的。
完全困惑的,迷惑的。；装有挡板的。；带有挡板的
In use
The new student was baffled by the school's complicated timetable.
She looked baffled when the waiter brought her a dish she had not ordered.
The sudden change in the rules left the players completely baffled.
be baffled by sth
常用被动结构，表示被某事困惑。
The scientists were baffled by the unexpected results.
科学家们被意外的结果困惑了。
leave sb baffled
表示某事使某人困惑。
Her sudden resignation left everyone baffled.
她的突然辞职让每个人都困惑不解。
baffled + noun
此为技术用语，表示装有挡板的。
The technician inspected the baffled filter system.
技术人员检查了带挡板的过滤系统。
Common mistakes
I am baffled with the instructions.I am baffled by the instructions.
用‘with’是受中文‘对……感到困惑’的影响，正确的介词是‘by’，表示被动原因。
This problem is very baffled.This problem is very baffling.
混淆了‘baffled’（感到困惑的）和‘baffling’（令人困惑的）。描述事物特性应用现在分词形式。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用被动结构 be baffled by
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