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单词 boggle
释义
V23006316boggleSpoken.118Fiction.52Magazine.56Newspaper.69Academic.21

boggle

/ˈbɒgl/
verb
no obj.
1
informal (of a person or their mind) be astonished or alarmed when trying to imagine something
〈非正式〉感到吃惊, 感到惊恐:

the mind boggles at the spectacle.

一想到这个场面就惊慌不已。

1.1
with obj. cause (a person or their mind) to be astonished in such a way
使吃惊, 使惊恐:

the inflated salary of a star boggles the mind

明星的巨额薪金让人吃惊

as adj. boggling the total was a boggling 1.5 trillion miles.

总长竟然达 1.5 万亿英里。

1.2

boggle at

(of a person) hesitate or be anxious at
(人)犹豫; 忧虑, 焦虑:

you never boggle at plain speaking.

你说话一向直截了当, 从不转弯抹角。

词源
late 16th cent.: probably of dialect origin and related to BOGLE and BOGEY2.
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