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boggle

C2 verb
us /ˈbɑ.ɡəl/

boggle /ˈbɒɡ.əl/ nghĩa là chùn bước, do dự

Các nghĩa

  1. chùn bước, do dự

    (literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.

    intransitive · transitive

    The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.

    The horror of the deed and its consequences boggle the imagination.

    You boggle shrewdly, every feather starts you […]

  2. sửng sốt, bối rối

    To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

    intransitive

    He boggled at the surprising news.

    The mind boggles.

    My imagination boggled at the punishment I would deserve […]

  3. làm bối rối, làm choáng ngợp

    To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.

    transitive

    The vastness of space really boggles the mind.

    The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.

    For a moment he marvelled at the vastness of the toe-sized teats boggling him, then he stuttered, ‘Goo’ bye.’

  4. làm lúng túng, nói loanh quanh

    To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch

    us · dialectal

  5. đảo mắt

    To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.

    intransitive

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