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mystified

/mis-tuh-fahy/US // ˈmɪs təˌfaɪ //UK // (ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ) //

神秘的,神魂颠倒,神秘莫测,神秘

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing.

    • : to perplex by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
    • : to involve in mystery or obscurity.

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Examples

  • I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.

  • All were genuinely shocked and mystified when they finally learned, on Sept. 4, that I was not covered by MagnaCare.

  • Indeed, he is respectfully mystified by the almost religious devotion Morrissey inspires.

  • The usually uninformed American citizens can be forgiven for being mystified by the Mideast policy prescriptions of their leaders.

  • The whole affair meanwhile has mystified longtime Hill insiders and ethics watchdogs.

  • He led the way down to the ground floor, while they followed him, mystified, and into the elevator again.

  • Nevertheless, mystified as he was, he concealed the details of their trip under an evasive answer when he returned to his room.

  • Liosha, although accepting my apology, had sat mystified; also profoundly disturbed by Jaffery's unconcealed agitation.

  • The men were mystified, but wine and rhetoric had fired them, and they cheered him—no one knew why.

  • Then the attacking party, evidently disappointed and mystified, withdrew again into the forest.