bam·boo·zle
verb/bæmˈbuːzl/
/bæmˈbuːzl/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bamboozle | /bæmˈbuːzl/ /bæmˈbuːzl/ |
| he / she / it bamboozles | /bæmˈbuːzlz/ /bæmˈbuːzlz/ |
| past simple bamboozled | /bæmˈbuːzld/ /bæmˈbuːzld/ |
| past participle bamboozled | /bæmˈbuːzld/ /bæmˈbuːzld/ |
| -ing form bamboozling | /bæmˈbuːzlɪŋ/ /bæmˈbuːzlɪŋ/ |
- to confuse somebody, especially by tricking them
迷惑；（尤指）哄骗，欺骗 - bamboozle somebody Karpov bamboozled his opponent with a series of brilliant unexpected moves.
卡尔波夫用一系列出人意料的精彩动作迷惑了对手。 - bamboozle your way + adv./prep. We all wondered how he had managed to bamboozle his way into such a cushy job.
我们都想知道他是如何骗到如此轻松的工作的。
Word Originearly 18th cent.: of unknown origin. - bamboozle somebody Karpov bamboozled his opponent with a series of brilliant unexpected moves.