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befuddled

/bih-fuhd-l/US // bɪˈfʌd l //UK // (bɪˈfʌdəl) //

昏昏沉沉,混乱的,糊涂,混乱

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling.

    • : to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
    • : to make stupidly drunk.

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Examples

  • The ruins of an ancient town deep in the Kenyan forest have befuddled archaeologists and historians for decades.

  • Confusion over the catcher's eye black is just the tip of the iceberg for this befuddled limey.

  • Taken aback, toothpaste dribbling down my chin, I stood there befuddled, not quite sure what to do next.

  • He seemed befuddled the politics of the situation left no alternatives open for the GOP.

  • Fox News called him a “doleful hound,” while the Washington Post preferred the less stylized, “slightly befuddled-looking.”

  • Why, she got befuddled in reciting something about an Indian uprising that came in our American History hour.

  • His wild escape—his coming to this unknown place—and now this befuddled young fellow intent upon battle with him.

  • I can't make head or tail of them, and I think my brother is about as much befuddled as I am.

  • Noll had been drinking that day; he was befuddled; his brain was thick.

  • He checked, searching his befuddled mind for a compelling threat.