boggle
英 ['bɒg(ə)l]
美
- vi. 猶豫，退縮；驚恐
- vt. 搞糟，弄壞；使……驚奇；使……困惑
- n. 猶豫，退縮；驚奇
助記提示
bogey惡鬼,幽靈,妖怪。
bogle妖怪,鬼怪。
boggle使驚恐。
1. bug "[廢語]臆造的怪物，令人恐懼的事物，嚇唬人的東西；嚇唬淘氣孩子的妖精；鬼怪" => bugaboo, bugbear.
2. => bug => bogey => bogle, boggle.
中文詞源
boggle 猶豫來自bug, 妖怪。-le, 表反複。指看到妖怪似的的，害怕的。
英文詞源
- boggle (v.)
- 1590s, "to start with fright (as a startled horse does), shy, take alarm," from Middle English bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug (n.); also compare bogey (n.1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s. As a noun from 1650s. Related: Boggled; boggling; boggler (from c. 1600 as "one who hesitates").
雙語例句
- 1. Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
- 一想到要花這麽多錢，連我都有點猶豫。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Never boggle at a difficulty.
- 切莫見難而止.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle.
- 他們麵對最近的貧困所表現出的坦然令人難以理解。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.
- 對這個賺錢的機會我們不應猶豫.
來自互聯網
- 5. His knowledge of computer is mind - boggle.
- 他對計算機精通的程度令人感到吃驚.
來自互聯網