Word · Frequency #22280
boggling
使吃惊;使惊恐
boggling is the present participle of boggle.
startle with amazement or fear
- 1.
(literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
(字面或比喻)像突然看到妖怪一样停下或犹豫。
- 2.
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
感到困惑、目瞪口呆或迷惑
- 3.
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
使困惑或迷惑;压倒。
- 4.
To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.
因磨牙而转动眼睛。
犹豫;踌躇;迟疑;(字面或比喻)像突然看到妖怪一样停下或犹豫。;感到困惑、目瞪口呆或迷惑;使困惑或迷惑;压倒。;因磨牙而转动眼睛。
In use
Many visitors boggle at the high prices in the city center.
My mind boggled when I heard how long the wait would be.
She boggled at the idea of moving to a new country alone.
boggle at sth
boggle at 表示因惊讶或恐惧而犹豫或震惊。
His mind boggled at the sheer scale of the project.
他的头脑对项目的庞大规模感到震惊。
boggle one's mind
boggle one's mind 意为使某人感到困惑或震惊。
The complexity of the problem boggled my mind.
问题的复杂性让我难以理解。
Verb forms
base boggle · third person boggles · -ing boggling · past boggled · past participle boggled
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- boggle the mind
- 使人大为震惊;令人难以置信
- The amount of data we generate every day boggles the mind.我们每天产生的数据量令人难以置信。
- the mind boggles
- (表示震惊或难以置信)简直无法想象
- The mind boggles at the scale of the universe.宇宙之浩瀚令人简直无法想象。
- boggle at something
- 对某事感到吃惊或困惑
- He boggled at the suggestion that the earth is flat.他对地球是平的这一说法感到吃惊。
- boggle the imagination
- 使想象力无法企及;令人难以想象
- The engineering feats of ancient Rome still boggle the imagination.古罗马的工程壮举至今仍令人难以想象。
Idioms & figurative uses
- boggle the mind
- 使大为震惊;令人难以置信The amount of information the internet contains boggles the mind.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:boggle像bog(沼泽)+goggle(瞪眼)——在沼泽里瞪大眼睛,因困惑而目瞪口呆、犹豫不前。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常口语与非正式媒体、较正式的书面或文学语体、专业语境(如医学/口腔) boggle 的语体随搭配和语境变化:表达“难以想象、使困惑”时多用于口语及非正式书面语;表示“犹豫、退缩”时比较常见于书面或文学语体;而“磨牙时转动眼睛”多属于专业术语。日常中比较常见的是 the mind boggles / it boggles the mind,整体不宜直接标为单一正式或非正式语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
英式发音中,goggle、toggle 和 joggle 与 boggle /ˈbɒɡl/ 押韵,结尾都是 /-ɒɡl/。注意:bog /bɒɡ/ 与 boggle 拼写开头相同,但没有 /l/ 音,并不押韵;bogle /ˈbəʊɡəl/ 也形似 boggle,但元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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