perplex

英 [pəˈpleks]

美 [pərˈpleks]

v.  迷惑; 使困惑

过去分词：perplexed　现在分词：perplexing　第三人称单数：perplexes　过去式：perplexed　复数：perplexes　

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BNC.18685 / COCA.15354

牛津词典

verb

• 迷惑；使困惑
  if sth perplexes you, it makes you confused or worried because you do not understand it
  1. They were perplexed by her response.
     她的答复令他们困惑不解。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使困惑；使担心；迷惑
  If somethingperplexesyou, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty.
  1. It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong way.
     由于处理不当，这个问题令他大伤脑筋。

英英释义

verb

• make more complicated
  1. There was a new development that complicated the matter
  Synonym:complicate
• be a mystery or bewildering to
  1. This beats me!
  2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
  3. a vexing problem
  4. This question really stuck me
  Synonym:vexstickgetpuzzlemystifybafflebeatposebewilderflummoxstupefynonplusgravelamazedumbfound

双语例句

• By undue profoundity we perplex and enfeeble thought.
  过于认为奥妙，我们思想反而模糊不清。
• Long-term since, poverty is one of the problems which perplex the harmonious development of society.
  长期以来，贫困问题是困扰社会和谐发展的难点之一。
• Secondly, the irrationality of eros will perplex the rational civilization forever.
  其次，人不仅仅是逻各斯的动物，非理性的厄洛斯永远困扰着人类的理性文明。
• The problem, such as sediment and salinization, is both of key factor to influence Yellow diversion irrigated area development, the water resources in the Yellow River brings benefits to us while it brings perplex to us.
  泥沙和盐渍化问题是影响引黄灌区发展的两个关键因素，黄河水资源在给我们带来效益的同时，也带来了这两个问题的困扰。
• In the specific social-cultural background of the Song Dynasty, childbearing witchcraft might as well be a way to solve the conflict between womans natural duty and their bearing perplex.
  在宋代特定的社会文化背景下，生育巫术不失为解决女性天职与生育困扰之间冲突的一种方法。
• And on all occasions call on the gods, and do not perplex thyself about the length of time in which thou shalt do this; for even three hours so spent are sufficient.
  在所有情况下都向诸神祈祷，不要迷惑你在这上究竟应该花多少时间，就算只花三个小时也是足够的了。
• The online archives, which will be updated as new cases are reported, catalogues in minute detail cases ranging from the easily dismissed to a handful that continue to perplex even hard-nosed scientists.
  网上档案，将更新为新举报、目录格物下，从一小撮轻易解雇惑，甚至继续强硬科学家。
• Post-harvest diseases of tomato have been a big problem to perplex the development of tomato industry.
  番茄采后的腐烂一直是困扰番茄业发展的一个大问题。
• All around, there were monuments carved with armorial bearings; and on this simple slab of slate as the curious investigator may still discern, and perplex himself with the purport there appeared the semblance of an engraved escutcheon.
  周围全是刻着家族纹章的碑石；而在这一方简陋的石板上好奇的探索者仍会看见，却不明所以了有着类似盾形纹章的刻痕。
• Even before the harassment stories reared their head, his popularity was beginning to perplex professional political analysts.
  甚至在骚扰事件出现之前，他的支持率就已经开始使的专业的职业分析师们困惑了。