with obj.
1
- totally bewilder or perplex使困惑：
an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone
一件让人人感到困惑的怪事
as adj. baffling the baffling murder of her sister.她姐姐那令人不解的被杀。
2
- restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.)抑制; 控制（液体、声音等）：
to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales.
为了进一步减小噪音, 我给舷边加了软垫。
- a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction（抑制液体、气体或疏松物质或防止声音、光线渗透的）折流装置; 缓冲装置。
派生词
bafflement
noun （限动词义项1）bafflingly
adverb （限动词义项1）词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'cheat， deceive'）： perhaps related to French bafouer 'ridicule' or obsolete French beffer 'mock， deceive'.