Word · Frequency #13863
dazzle
使目眩;(因强光)眼花
To make someone unable to see for a short time, or to be unable to see clearly, because of a very bright light.
- 1.
To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
用过度光亮使(人或传感器等)视线模糊或受压制。
- 2.
To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
使人无法清晰思考;用华丽或耀眼让人不知所措。
- 3.
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
被光照得眼花缭乱;因过度明亮而困惑
使赞叹;使惊叹;用过度光亮使(人或传感器等)视线模糊或受压制。;使人无法清晰思考;用华丽或耀眼让人不知所措。;被光照得眼花缭乱;因过度明亮而困惑;(使)眼花
In use
The bright headlights of the oncoming car dazzled me for a moment.
Her performance on the piano dazzled the entire audience.
The magician's tricks never fail to dazzle the children.
Verb forms
base dazzle · third person dazzles · -ing dazzling · past dazzled · past participle dazzled
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加ed;注意-ing形式双写l(英式英语),但美式英语单写l,此处按标准美式拼写。
Connections
Collocations
- dazzle the audience
- 令观众眼花缭乱;令观众倾倒
- The magician dazzled the audience with his tricks.魔术师用戏法令观众眼花缭乱。
- be dazzled by the lights
- 被灯光照得眼花
- Drivers can be dazzled by the lights of oncoming traffic.司机可能会被迎面来车的灯光照得眼花。
- dazzle someone with something
- 用……令某人眼花缭乱/惊叹
- She dazzled us with her brilliant performance.她精彩的表演令我们惊叹不已。
- dazzle the eye
- 使眼睛目眩;耀眼
- The displays of gold dazzled the eye.那些黄金展品耀眼夺目。
Idioms & figurative uses
- razzle-dazzle
- 浮华喧闹的炫耀;令人眼花缭乱的噱头The whole event was pure razzle-dazzle, with no real substance.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:dazzle 里的 zz 像一道道闪光,强光直射让人眼花缭乱、一时间发愣。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:强光环境(如阳光、车灯、舞台灯光)、表演、演讲或才华展示、书评、媒体或文学描写 dazzle 的本义“强光使人眼花”比较常见于日常叙述,通常属中性;引申义“以才华或华丽令人惊叹”多用于较正式或带修辞色彩的场合,如演讲、评论和文学作品。总体语气随语境在自然口语和书面语之间变化,比较常见于描述性文字。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词,后接某人或某物
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 dazzle /ˈdæzəl/ 押韵的是 frazzle /ˈfræzəl/ 和 bedazzle /bɪˈdæzəl/,它们重读元音都是 /æ/。puzzle、drizzle、fizzle、nozzle 虽同以 -zzle 结尾,但元音分别是 /ʌ/、/ɪ/、/ɪ/、/ɒ/,并不押韵。
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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