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boggle

v.犹豫,不知是否应

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boggle为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:boggler 动词过去式:boggled 过去分词:boggled 现在分词:boggling 第三人称单数:boggles

boggle


/'bɒgl; `bɑˇl/
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) (infml 口) hesitate (at sth) in alarm or amazement (对某事物)(因惊慌或惊奇)犹豫不决
*He boggled at the thought of swimming in winter. 他想到要在冬天游泳就有些犹豫.
2 (idm 习语) the mind/imagination `boggles (at sth) (infml 口) one can hardly accept or imagine (an idea, a suggestion, etc) (对某一想法、建议等)难以接受或难以想像
*My neighbour wears his dressing-gown to work. The mind boggles! 我的邻居穿着晨衣去上班. 真不可思议!

boggle


v
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from bogle; BOGEY]
the/your mind bogglesalsosth makes the/your mind boggle
alsosth boggles the/your mind
informal if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it
 The sheer amount of data makes the mind boggle.
the/your mind boggles at
 My mind boggles at the amount of work still to do.