befuddle
UKbifʌdl
معنی فارسی
گيج کردن مست کردن (بامشروب) سرمست کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/bē fud´'l/vt.
● از خود بیخود کردن، گیج و مبهوت کردن، (با الکل و غیره) مست لایعقل کردن
old age has befuddled him
پیری حواس او را مغشوش کرده است.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the prefix 'be-' meaning 'cause to be' and 'fuddle' meaning 'confuse'.
مثال
- The complex equation befuddled the students.
- His strange behavior befuddled her.
- The mystery novel is sure to befuddle its readers.
ترکیبهای رایج
Befuddle the mind Befuddle the senses Befuddle the audience
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly “These questions confuse even the experts” “This question completely threw me” “This question befuddled even the teacher” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- make stupid with alcohol “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s somebody”