bamboozle

vt. 欺骗, 迷惑

发音

UK /bæmˈbuː.zl̩/
其它
US /bæmˈbu.zl̩/

词形变化

bamboozles 复数 bamboozles bamboozled bamboozles 三单 bamboozling bamboozling 现在分词 bamboozled 过去式 bamboozled 过去分词

别名

bambooze

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cheat, hoax, or imposition.

    非正式 废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

    非正式 及物
  2. 2.

    To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

    非正式 及物

    He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

snow hoodwink lead by the nose pull the wool over someone's eyes

上位词 3

betray deceive lead astray

词源

Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.

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