boggle

简明英汉词典

boggle

[5bC^l]

v.

犹豫, 不知是否应

美国传统词典[双解]

boggle

bog.gle

AHD:[b?g“…l]

D.J.[6b%g*l]

K.K.[6b$g*l]

v.（动词）

bog.gled， bog.gling， bog.gles

v.intr.（不及物动词）

(1)To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.

踌躇：因害怕或怀疑而犹豫

(2)To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment:

躲闪：由于害怕和吃惊而避开或受到惊吓：

“The mind now boggling at all the numbers on the table, both sides agreed to a recess of an hour”(Henry A. Kissinger)

“由于不愿面对桌子上那些让人困惑的数字，双方同意休息一小时”(亨利A.基辛格)

(3)To botch; bungle.

笨拙地干；不熟练地工作

v.tr.（及物动词）

To cause to be overcome, as with fright or astonishment.

吓倒，使为难：使为难，如因害怕或惊吓

语源

(1)Probably from boggle

可能源自 boggle

(2)dialectal variant of bogle

bogle的方言变体

继承用法

bog“gle

n.（名词）

bog“gler

n.（名词）

现代英汉词典

boggle

[5bR^(E)l]

vi.

-gled, -gling

畏缩不前；犹豫

What an impossible job! The mind boggles.

这件事太难了！我无法想象怎么动手做。

My mind boggles at the idea!

这样的念头真叫我难以想象!

现代英汉综合大辞典

boggle

[5bC^l]

n.

=bogle

美国传统词典

boggle

bog.gle

AHD:[b?g“…l]

D.J.[6b%g*l]

K.K.[6b$g*l]

v.

bog.gled, bog.gling, bog.gles

v.intr.

(1)To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.

(2)To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment:

“The mind now boggling at all the numbers on the table, both sides agreed to a recess of an hour”(Henry A. Kissinger)

(3)To botch; bungle.

v.tr.

To cause to be overcome, as with fright or astonishment.

语源

(1)Probably from boggle

(2)dialectal variant of bogle

继承用法

bog“gle

n.

bog“gler

n.