趴趴兵营之同型词归类47

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本期词汇：
confuse • puzzle • bewilder • baffle • mystify • perplex • defeat • stump • beat
These are all words that can be used when you cannot understand or explain sth.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► It puzzles/​baffles/​beats me how/​why…
► It puzzles/​baffles me that…
► What puzzles/​baffles/​mystifies/​beats me is…

confuse [ T ]
to make sb feel that they do not understand sth and so cannot think clearly about it
Doctors love to confuse us with obscure Latin names and terms.

puzzle [ T ]
(of a question or strange fact or behaviour) to be too difficult or strange for sb to answer or understand
How they recognized you is what puzzles me.

bewilder [ T , usually passive ] ( rather formal )
to confuse and worry sb because they do not know what is happening or do not know what to do

baffle [ T ]
to puzzle you very much
Scientists are baffled as to why so many young people are affected.

mystify [ T ] ( rather formal )
to puzzle you very much
I've always been mystified why private schools are called public schools.

perplex [ T , usually passive ] ( rather formal )
to puzzle you very much, especially in a way that makes you feel slightly worried
That is a question which has perplexed philosophers.

NOTE confuse, puzzle, bewilder, baffle, mystify or perplex?
When sth confuses you, it is difficult for you to think clearly and you are not sure what to say or do. With bewilder or perplex there is a sense of being upset or worried as well as being unable to understand. Something puzzles you when you don't know why it has happened or don't know what the answer is. Baffle and mystify are stronger words than puzzle ; they suggest that you can't explain or understand sth at all.

defeat [ T ] ( rather formal )
to be too difficult for sb to understand or answer
The instruction manual completely defeated me. ◇ Question 6 defeated us.

stump [ T , usually passive ] ( informal )
to ask sb a question that is too difficult for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve
His condition has stumped experts throughout Europe and the US.

beat [ T ] ( informal , spoken )
to be sth that you cannot understand or explain or do not know
What beats me is how it was done so quickly ( = I don't understand how ) .

confuse  
[kənˈfju:z]
vt. 1 使困惑, 把…弄糊涂 2 混淆, 把…混同 3 混乱, 搞乱
  
puzzle  
[ˈpʌzl]
vt. 使迷惑, 使难解
vt. & vi. 为难, 伤脑筋, 苦思
n. 1 智力测验, 智力玩具, 谜 2 难题; 令人费解的事[人]; 谜一般的事物
  
bewilder  
[biˈwildə]
vt. 使迷惑, 使难住
  
baffle  
[ˈbæfl]
vt. 使困难, 使为难
  
mystify  
[ˈmistifai]
vt. 使(某人)困惑不解; 使迷惑

perplex  
[pəˈpleks]
vt. 使迷惑; 使混乱

defeat  
[diˈfi:t]
vt. 1 击败, 战胜 2 挫败, 使落空 3 使困惑, 难住
n. 1 战胜, 挫败 2 战败, 失败

stump  
[stʌmp]
n. 1 (被砍下的树的)树桩, 树墩 2 残余部分, 残段, 残根 3 残肢
vi. 僵直地行走; 跺步行走
vt. 1 把(某人)难住; 使为难 2 (选举前)在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
  
beat  
[bi:t]
vi. (心脏等)跳动
vt. & vi. 接连地击打
vt. 打败
n. 1 敲打, 敲打声 2 节拍, 拍子

Doctors love to confuse us with obscure Latin names and terms.
医生们喜欢用令人费解的拉丁名字和术语迷惑我们。

How they recognized you is what puzzles me.
他们是怎么认识到是你使我迷惑不解。

Scientists are baffled as to why so many young people are affected.
科学家们迷惑不解为什么如此多的年轻人受到影响。

I've always been mystified why private schools are called public schools.
我一直不明白为什么私立中小学被叫做公立中小学。

That is a question which has perplexed philosophers.
那有个问题正在困扰着哲学家。

The instruction manual completely defeated me.  
使用说明书我完全没弄懂。

His condition has stumped experts throughout Europe and the US.
他的病情已经难倒了整个欧洲和美国的专家。

What beats me is how it was done so quickly ( = I don't understand how ) .
使我不明白的是它是怎么如此快的完成的。

1 confuse  
[kənˈfju:z]
vt.使困惑, 把…弄糊涂
混淆, 把…混同
混乱, 搞乱
Doctors love to confuse us with obscure Latin names and terms. 医生们喜欢用令人费解的拉丁名字和术语混淆我们。
2 puzzle  
[ˈpʌzl]
vt. 使迷惑, 使难解vt. & vi. 为难, 伤脑筋, 苦思n. 智力测验, 智力玩具, 谜
难题; 令人费解的事[人]; 谜一般的事物
  How they recognized you is what puzzles me. 他们是怎么认出你使我迷惑不解。
3 bewilder  
[biˈwildə]
vt. 使迷惑, 使难住
4 baffle  
[ˈbæfl]
vt. 使困难, 使为难
Scientists are baffled as to why so many young people are affected. 科学家们不明白这么多的年轻人受到影响。
5 mystify  
[ˈmistifai]
vt. 使(某人)困惑不解; 使迷惑
I've always been mystified why private schools are called public schools. 我一直不明白为什么私立学校被叫做公立学校。
6 perplex  
[pəˈpleks]
vt. 使迷惑; 使混乱
That is a question which has perplexed philosophers. 那个问题一直困扰着哲学家
7 defeat  
[diˈfi:t]
vt 击败, 战胜
挫败, 使落空
使困惑, 难住
n. 战胜, 挫败
战败, 失败
The instruction manual completely defeated me. 我完全没弄懂安装手册。
8 stump  
[stʌmp]
n. (被砍下的树的)树桩, 树墩
残余部分, 残段, 残根
残肢
vi. 僵直地行走; 跺步行走vt. 把(某人)难住; 使为难
(选举前)在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
  His condition has stumped experts throughout Europe and the US.他的病情已经难倒了欧洲和美国的专家。
9 beat  
[bi:t]
vi. (心脏等)跳动vt. & vi. 接连地击打vt. 打败n. 敲打, 敲打声
节拍, 拍子
What beats me is how it was done so quickly ( = I don't understand how ) . 使我不明白的是它是怎么如此快的完成的。

confuse [ T ] 使混淆，弄糊涂
to make sb feel that they do not understand sth and so cannot think clearly about it
使某人感觉到他们不理解某事，因此对此不能清晰地思考
Doctors love to confuse us with obscure Latin names and terms.
医生总爱用令人费解的拉丁名字和术语使我们困惑不解。

puzzle [ T ] 难题，悖论
(of a question or strange fact or behaviour) to be too difficult or strange for sb to answer or understand
（问题，或陌生的事实或行为）对某人来讲，回答或理解是太困难了或太陌生了。
How they recognized you is what puzzles me？
他们是如何搞清楚正是你使我大惑不解？