mys·ti·fy
verb/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/
/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mystify | /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it mystifies | /ˈmɪstɪfaɪz/ /ˈmɪstɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple mystified | /ˈmɪstɪfaɪd/ /ˈmɪstɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle mystified | /ˈmɪstɪfaɪd/ /ˈmɪstɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form mystifying | /ˈmɪstɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈmɪstɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody confused because they do not understand something
迷惑；使迷惑不解；使糊涂 - be mystified (by something) They were totally mystified by the girl's disappearance.
那女孩失踪使他们大惑不解。
Extra Examples- I've always been mystified why private schools are called public schools.
我一直很困惑为什么私立学校叫公立学校。 - Staff were mystified as to how the thieves managed to get away with it.
工作人员对小偷如何逃脱感到困惑。 - The popularity of the programme mystifies me.
这个节目受欢迎让我很不解。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French mystifier, formed irregularly from mystique ‘mystic’ or from mystère ‘mystery’. - be mystified (by something) They were totally mystified by the girl's disappearance.