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bemuse

/bih-myooz/US // bɪˈmyuz //UK // (bɪˈmjuːz) //

酝酿,酝酿中,酝酿之中,酝酿着

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    be·mused, be·mus·ing.

    • : to bewilder or confuse.
    • : to preoccupy; engross.
    • : to cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way: Apparently bemused by his critics, he floated above the clamor surrounding the campaign.

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Examples

  • I asked, determined not to allow her to bemuse or escape me with her metaphysical talk and illustrations.

  • Most of these were of the opiate class, light magazines and light stories intended to bemuse and not to educate the mind.

  • Hunger does not necessarily help the understanding; it may bemuse it by passion and resentment.