flummox

英式音标：[ˈflʌməks]

美式音标：[ˈflʌməks]

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概况：

n. 失败

vt. 使狼狈；使混乱；使惶惑

vi. 出现错误；失败

词义：

vt.

使困惑，使慌乱；

变形

过去式：flummoxed过去分词：flummoxed现在分词：flummoxing第三人称单数：flummoxes

英英释义

flummox[ 'flʌmɔks ]

v.be a mystery or bewildering to

同义词：perplexvexstickgetpuzzlemystifybafflebeatposebewilderstupefynonplusgravelamazedumbfound

用法：

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

She can flummox anybody by the lip.
她能把任何人数落得狼狈不堪。

The politician was completely flummoxed by the questions put to her.
那位女政治家被问得十分狼狈。

权威例句

To Flummox

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同义词：reverse,loss,losing,founder,failure,defeat,confuse,cloud,bomb

英语词源：

flummox (v.)

1837, cant word, also flummux, of uncertain origin, probably risen out of a British dialect (OED finds candidate words in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, southern Cheshire, and Sheffield). "The formation seems to be onomatopœic, expressive of the notion of throwing down roughly and untidily" [OED]. Related: Flummoxed; flummoxing.

造句：

1. This may flummox the waiter - who will then send over someone who actually knows something about wine.

很遗憾，在很多情况下，侍者并不真正了解葡萄酒，只会随便为你选一种。

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2. These patterns flummox researchers and, according to Wilson, they will continue to remain mysterious until we look at culture for an answer.

这些问题让擅下断语的研究人员大感窘迫，而据威尔逊之言，只有当我们在文化中寻求答案时他们才不再神秘。

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3. Ambivalent teams and individuals that are unable to make or hold to decisions can flummox discussions as easily as stubbornness can.

充满矛盾的、不能做出决定或不能坚持决定的团体和个人，如同顽固者一样很容易使谈判陷入僵局。

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4. Ambivalent teams and individuals that are unable to make or hold to decisions can flummox discussions as easily as stubbornness can.

充满矛盾的、不能做出决定或不能坚持决定的团体和个人，如同顽固者一样很容易使谈判陷入僵局。

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5. flummox sb.by the lip

说得(人)狼狈而退

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

6. She can flummox anybody by the lip.

她能把任何人数落得狼狈不堪。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考