Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #13863
dazzle
/ˈdæzl/
noun
耀眼；炫目
Showy brilliance that overwhelms or impresses the mind
- 1.
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
耀眼的光。
- 2.
Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
令人无法清晰思考的炫目华丽。
- 3.
Dazzle camouflage.
迷彩伪装。
炫光；耀眼的光；炫目迷彩；舰船迷彩；耀眼的光。；令人无法清晰思考的炫目华丽。；迷彩伪装。
In use
The dazzle of the stage lights made it hard for the actor to see the audience.
She shielded her eyes from the dazzle of the midday sun.
The dazzle of oncoming headlights forced the driver to slow down.
Connections
Collocations
- dazzle camouflage
- 炫目迷彩
- The battleship was painted with dazzle camouflage.这艘战舰涂有炫目迷彩。
- the dazzle of the lights
- 灯光的耀眼
- The dazzle of the lights made me blink.灯光的耀眼使我眨眼睛。
- the dazzle of fame
- 名声的耀眼
- He was blinded by the dazzle of fame.他被名声的耀眼弄昏了头。
Idioms & figurative uses
- razzle-dazzle
- 眼花缭乱的热闹场面；浮华炫目The show was full of razzle-dazzle, with bright lights and flashy costumes.这场演出满是眼花缭乱的热闹场面，灯光璀璨，服装华丽。
Pop culture & quotes
- Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
- 给他们来点老套的耀眼把戏。In the musical Chicago, this song uses 'razzle dazzle'—a showy brilliance, or dazzle—as a lawyer’s trick to distract the jury.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dazzle 里的 zz 像两道刺眼强光，照得人睁不开眼、无法思考。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述刺眼强光或闪光、比喻表面的华丽或吸引力、军事/海事中的舰船迷彩 作为名词时，“dazzle”通常用于书面或较正式的表达，多指令人目眩的强光，也可比喻外表华丽而使人看不清本质；在军事语境中则专指舰船迷彩。日常口语中不常用作名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 dazzle 同韵的是 frazzle（/ˈfræz.əl/）。muzzle、nuzzle、puzzle、sizzle、drizzle 虽都以 -zzle 结尾，但元音不同，不押韵。
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
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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