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

• Urban transportation system is a complex giant system. With economic development, the expansion of the city, urban transport has become increasingly congested, which not only perplex urban residents to travel but also affect the development of city.
  城市交通运输系统是一个复杂的巨系统，随着经济的发展、城市规模的扩大，城市交通变得越来越拥堵，不但给城市居民的出行带来了很大的困扰，也影响了城市的发展。
• The corrupt crime is one of important issues to perplex Chinese at present.
  腐败犯罪是当前困扰中国的重大问题之一。
• 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。
• It also probes into the issues such as enterprise reform, especially the three issues that perplex us in the sustainable development of our papermaking industry: fund, resources and pollution.
  阐述了企业改革的问题；深入探讨了困扰我国造纸工业可持续发展的资金、资源和污染三大难题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• By undue profoundity we perplex and enfeeble thought.
  过于认为奥妙，我们思想反而模糊不清。
• I used to draw a comparison between him and Hindley Earnshaw, and perplex myself to explain satisfactorily why their conduct was so opposite in similar circumstances.
  我总是拿他和辛德雷·恩萧相比，我想来想去也难以满意地解释出为什么他们在相似的情况下，行为却如此相反。