Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #34058
bewilder
使困惑；使迷惑；使不知所措
to make someone confused or unable to think clearly, especially because there are too many choices or things happening
- 1.
To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
使困惑、迷失或不知所措,尤指面对众多选择时。
使困惑、迷失或不知所措,尤指面对众多选择时。；使迷惑；使不知所措
In use
The complex instructions bewildered the new students.
I was bewildered by the sudden change in plans.
The maze of streets in the old town bewilders many tourists.
bewilder sb
直接接人作宾语。
The sudden change bewildered everyone.
突然的变化使每个人都很困惑。
bewilder sb with sth
表示用某事物使某人迷惑。
She bewildered her friends with her strange behavior.
她奇怪的行为使朋友们感到困惑。
be bewildered by/at sth
被动结构，表示被某事迷惑。
He was bewildered by the complex instructions.
他被复杂的说明搞得不知所措。
Verb forms
base bewilder · third person bewilders · -ing bewildering · past bewildered · past participle bewildered
bewilder 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 bewildered，现在分词为 bewildering，第三人称单数为 bewilders。
Common mistakes
His words bewildering me.His words bewilder me.
错误：将bewildering误用作谓语动词。bewildering是现在分词或形容词，不能单独充当谓语。及物动词bewilder需根据主语人称使用原形或第三人称单数形式。
The instructions bewildered.The instructions bewildered me.
错误：遗漏宾语。bewilder是及物动词，必须接宾语（被迷惑的人或事物），否则句子成分不完整。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- bewilders
- plural, third person singular
- bewildered
- past, past participle
- bewildering
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
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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