Word · Frequency #48433
befuddles
/biˈfʌdl/
verb
使昏沉；使迷惑；使糊涂
befuddles is the third person singular of befuddle.
make (someone) stupid or confused, especially with alcohol
- 1.
To perplex, confuse (someone).
使困惑,混淆
- 2.
To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
使(某人)昏迷,尤其是用酒精
使困惑,混淆；使(某人)昏迷,尤其是用酒精；使昏沉；使迷惑；使糊涂
In use
The strong local wine befuddled the tourists at the evening feast.
After two quick cups, the party guest was completely befuddled by the spiked punch.
Any strong beer befuddles him, so he always asks for water.
befuddle + noun phrase
直接后接名词（人或事物）表示‘使…困惑’。
The complex algorithm befuddled the programmers.
复杂的算法让程序员们感到困惑。
be befuddled + by + noun phrase
被动语态，by引出导致困惑的原因。
She was befuddled by the sudden change of plans.
她被计划的突然改变弄糊涂了。
befuddling + noun phrase
现在分词作定语，修饰令人困惑的事物。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- befuddles
- third person singular
- befuddled
- past, past participle
- befuddling
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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