Word
discombobulating
/ˌdiskəmˈbɒbjuleit/
verb
使困惑；使糊涂；使混乱
discombobulating is the present participle of discombobulate.
to confuse or perplex someone; to make someone unable to think clearly
- 1.
cause to be confused emotionally
使情绪上感到困惑
- 2.
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
令人困惑或迷惑；使无法清晰思考
使情绪上感到困惑；令人困惑或迷惑；使无法清晰思考；使混乱；使困惑；使泄气
In use
The sudden change of plans completely discombobulated me.
All those technical terms discombobulate me every time I read the manual.
She was discombobulated by the unexpected question during the interview.
discombobulate sb
直接接人，表示使某人困惑或慌乱。
The sudden change in plans discombobulated everyone.
计划的突然改变使每个人都困惑不已。
be discombobulated by sth
被动语态，表示被某事或某物弄得困惑。
She was discombobulated by the complex instructions.
她被复杂的说明弄糊涂了。
discombobulate sth
接物，表示使某事物混乱或出问题。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- discombobulates
- third person singular
- discombobulated
- past, past participle
- discombobulating
- present participle
Learner notes
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