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baffle/ˈbæf(ə)l/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 confuse or perplex (a person, one's faculties, etc.) 使(某人)困惑，难住(某人的才能等) 2a frustrate or hinder (plans etc.) (计划等)使受挫折，阻碍 b restrain or regulate the progress of (fluids, sounds, etc.) 控制；调节(液体、声音等的流动) ●n. (also 亦作 baffle plate) a device used to restrain the flow of fluid, gas, etc., or to limit the emission of sound, light, etc. (控制液体、气体等流动的)折流板；(限制声音、光等发射的)缓冲板 □ bafflement n.□ baffling adj.□ bafflingly adv.[perhaps related to French bafouer ‘ridicule’, Old French beffer ‘mock, deceive’] |