perplex
US /pɚˈplɛks/
・UK /pə'pleks/
C1 高級英檢高級
v.t.及物動詞使復雜;使難明白;使難解;使困窘;使疑惑
The complicated directions began to perplex and frustrate me
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自由之心有聲書第一章 (12 Years a Slave Audiobook Chapter 1 by Solomon Northup)
16:10
- apparently an easy life, with but few of its ordinary troubles to perplex them. Many times
表面上看是一種輕鬆的生活,但很少有普通的煩惱使他們感到困惑。很多時候
星巴克員工總是寫錯我的名字!別生氣,看看這個影片你就知道怎麼回事了 (Why Starbucks Spells Your Name Wrong - Agitators Ep. 1)
02:59
- When I hear a customer's name, I immediately think, how could I spell this name in an obnoxious way that will infuriate and perplex them.
當我聽到客人的名字時,我馬上就會思考要用什麼討厭的方式來惹怒並困擾客人。
Once Upon a Word | 兒童趣味詞典 | 積累詞彙和英語發音 (Once Upon a Word | Fun Dictionary for Kids | Build Vocabulary & English Pronunciation)
04:00
- Etymologists aren't quite sure where it came from, but some suggest that it came from Scottish slang words like bombays, or bombays, meaning to perplex.
詞源學家並不十分確定它的來源,但有人認為它來自蘇格蘭俚語,如 bombays 或 bombays,意思是使人困惑。
一對恩愛夫妻,卡爾和雷金 - SNL (A Loving Couple, Carl and Regine - SNL)
04:52
- I never thought I would meet a woman who would challenge me so much intellectually and perplex me sexually.
我從未想過自己會遇到一個在智力上如此挑戰我、在性愛上讓我困惑的女人。