boggle是什么意思
vi. 犹豫，退缩；惊恐
vt. 搞糟，弄坏；使……惊奇；使……困惑
n. 犹豫，退缩；惊奇
中文词源
boggle 犹豫
来自bug, 妖怪。-le, 表反复。指看到妖怪似的的，害怕的。
英文词源
- boggle (v.)
- 1590s, "to start with fright (as a startled horse does), shy, take alarm," from Middle English bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug (n.); also compare bogey (n.1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s. As a noun from 1650s. Related: Boggled; boggling; boggler (from c. 1600 as "one who hesitates").
中文解释
bogey恶鬼,幽灵,妖怪。bogle妖怪,鬼怪。boggle使惊恐。1. bug "[废语]臆造的怪物，令人恐惧的事物，吓唬人的东西；吓唬淘气孩子的妖精；鬼怪" => bugaboo, bugbear.2. => bug => bogey => bogle, boggle.
实用例句
- 1. Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
- 一想到要花这么多钱，连我都有点犹豫。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Never boggle at a difficulty.
- 切莫见难而止.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle.
- 他们面对最近的贫困所表现出的坦然令人难以理解。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.
- 对这个赚钱的机会我们不应犹豫.
来自互联网
- 5. His knowledge of computer is mind - boggle.
- 他对计算机精通的程度令人感到吃惊.
来自互联网
