bog·gle
verb/ˈbɒɡl/
/ˈbɑːɡl/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they boggle | /ˈbɒɡl/ /ˈbɑːɡl/ |
| he / she / it boggles | /ˈbɒɡlz/ /ˈbɑːɡlz/ |
| past simple boggled | /ˈbɒɡld/ /ˈbɑːɡld/ |
| past participle boggled | /ˈbɒɡld/ /ˈbɑːɡld/ |
| -ing form boggling | /ˈbɒɡlɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːɡlɪŋ/ |
- boggle (at something) to be slow to do or accept something because you are surprised or shocked by it
（因吃惊而）不知所措，犹豫不决 - Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
一想到要花这么多钱，连我都有点犹豫。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBoggle is used with these nouns as the object:- mind
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably of dialect origin and related to bogle, a phantom or goblin and bogey ‘thing that causes fear’. - Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
Idioms
something boggles the mind
(also the mind boggles)
- (informal) if something boggles the mind or the mind boggles at it, it is so unusual that people find it hard to imagine or accept
使人无法想象；使人难以接受 - The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
太空之辽阔的确使人难以想象。 - ‘He says he's married to his cats!’ ‘The mind boggles!’
“他说他和他的那些猫结婚了！” “难以置信！”
- The vastness of space really boggles the mind.