figurative. To bewilder, perplex, nonplus; to render helpless by a shock of amazement (or occasionally horror). In passive, to be perplexed or…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)] > nonplus (23) stagger1556 figurative. To bewilder, perplex, nonplus; to render helpless by a shock of amazement (or occasionally horror). In passive, to be perplexed or… gravel1566 figurative but without explicit reference to 3. To set fast, confound, embarrass, non-plus, perplex, puzzle. set1577 To check; to puzzle, nonplus, ‘stump’; to tax the resources of. Now northern dialect. trump1586 figurative or in figurative context: in quot. 1586, ? to ‘put to one's trumps’, to nonplus; now usually, to beat, to ‘cap’. bumbaze1587 transitive. To confuse; to perplex, bewilder; to confound, stupefy. Cf. bumbazed, adj. puzzlec1595 transitive. To cause (a person) to be at a loss what to do or how to proceed; to create difficulties for, obstruct; to perplex, bewilder, confound… ground1597 figurative. To ‘floor’, ‘gravel’. Obsolete. rare. stunt1603 transitive. To bring to an abrupt stand; to nonplus. Obsolete. nonplus1605 transitive. To bring to a nonplus or standstill; to perplex, confound. Frequently in past participle (cf. nonplussed, adj.). pose1605 transitive. To put (a person) at a loss; to confuse, perplex, puzzle, nonplus. stumble1605 transitive (causatively). To puzzle; to give pause or offence to; to embarrass, nonplus. buzzard1624 ? To make a ‘buzzard’ of, puzzle completely, nonplus. quandary1681 transitive (in passive). To be perplexed, to be put into a quandary. bamboozle1712 To mystify, perplex, confound. hobble1762 transitive. To embarrass, perplex, foil, nonplus: in Scottish habble. stump1807 (originally U.S.) To cause to be at a loss; to confront with an insuperable difficulty; to nonplus. have1816 transitive. colloquial. To have put at a disadvantage in an argument or discussion; to have got the better of. Usually with there as complement. Cf… floor1830 In various figurative uses. colloquial. To confound, nonplus; to flabbergast, puzzle. In schoolboy slang, to beor get floored: to grow confused, be… flummox1837 transitive. To bring to confusion; to ‘do for’, cause to fail; to confound, bewilder, nonplus. stick1851 transitive. colloquial. Originally: to bring (a person) to a standstill by posing a difficult question; to perplex, confound. Subsequently in passive… get1868 transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To have at a disadvantage in an argument or discussion; = have, v. 15b. to stick up1897 transitive. Australian and New Zealand. To prevent (a person, vehicle, etc.) from making progress; to hinder, frustrate; (also) to perplex… buffalo1903 transitive. To overpower, overawe, or constrain by superior force or influence; to outwit, perplex. |
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