Word
flummox
/ˈflʌməks/
verb
使困惑；使慌乱；使惊愕
核心释义
to confuse, fluster, or flabbergast someone
- 1.
使困惑；使慌乱；使惊愕
To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
使狼狈；使失措；使混乱；挫败
用法In use
The complex instructions flummoxed most of the students during the exam.
用法提示：flummoxed 是 flummox 的过去式，表示“使困惑，使慌乱”
I was completely flummoxed by the unexpected question.
用法提示：flummoxed 作为过去分词，表示“感到困惑”的状态
His rapid-fire questions flummoxed the speaker into silence.
用法提示：flummoxed 是 flummox 的过去式，表示“使……困惑”且导致某种结果
flummox sb
及物动词，后面直接跟被难住的人，常用于被动语态。
The final question flummoxed even the best students.
最后一道题连最优秀的学生都难住了。
be flummoxed by sth
被动结构，by 后接造成困惑的原因，口语中很常见。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- flummoxed
- 困惑的；不知所措的 · adj.
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