boggle

英 [ˈbɒɡl]

美 [ˈbɑːɡl]

v. (因吃惊而)不知所措，犹豫不决
n. 犹豫; 退缩; 搪塞; 吃惊; 胡乱干的工作

第三人称单数：boggles　现在分词：boggling　过去式：boggled　过去分词：boggled　

Collins.1 / BNC.22280 / COCA.21558

习惯用语

sth boggles the mind

使人无法想象；使人难以接受
if sth boggles the mind or the mind boggles at it, it is so unusual that people find it hard to imagine or accept
The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
太空之辽阔的确使人难以想象。
‘He says he's married to his cats!’ ‘The mind boggles!’
“他说他和他的那些猫结婚了！”“难以置信！”

verb

（因吃惊而）不知所措，犹豫不决
to be slow to do or accept sth because you are surprised or shocked by it
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。

verb

The mind boggles at the possibilities that could be in store for us
我们简直无法想象将来面临的种种可能性。
Never boggle at a difficulty.
切莫见难而止。
Could you guys please try to keep it down, we're trying to start a boggle tournament.
你们可不可以小声一点，我们准备开始猜谜游戏了。
But wherever you go in China now, you come across projects that boggle the mind.
但是，不管你走到中国的什么地方，你都会遇到让你瞠目结舌的工程。
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。
Would you ask Noah Webster to play Boggle?
会让诺亚韦伯斯特（美国词典编纂家）去玩拼词游戏吗？
Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
一想到要花这麽多钱，连我都有点犹豫。
Here's a question that might boggle your mind: If you die in one universe, what happens to your body in other universes?
有一个问题可能会困扰你：如果在一个宇宙死了，在另一个世界，你的身体会发生什么？
The management group's decision still boggled his mind.
管理层的决定仍让他丈二和尚摸不着头脑。
And of course, the cultural references are likely to boggle your mind.
当然，里面的文化内容可能会让你摸不着头脑。