| 单词 | the mind boggles |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe mind boggles k. the mind boggles: one becomes astonished or overwhelmed when trying to contemplate something, or at the prospect of contemplating something (cf. boggle v. 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > wonder, be astonished [phrase] to think wonder971 I have selcoutha1250 marvela1393 to have wondera1400 to have marvela1500 to give oneself wonderc1500 bewondereda1586 to think it wondera1586 estrange1658 to think (it) much1669 flabberdegasky1822 the mind boggles1899 1899 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 20 439 If the MSS, in attributing works to ancient authors, only furnish us with a thesis to prove, there is opened a vista of scepticism and material for dissertations at which the mind boggles. 1942 Econ. Jrnl. 52 281 The mind boggles at the thought of one after another of the statutory monopolies, after a similar survey, coming to similar conclusions. 1971 N.Z. Listener 16 Aug. 50/3 The mind boggles. The dreadful deeds the little monkeys might perpetrate. Tch tch. 1999 Machine Knitting Monthly Dec. 15/1 The mind boggles at the thought of knitting any intarsia design that requires 32 colours across a row! < as lemmas |
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