释义 |
bewilderbe‧wil‧der /bɪˈwɪldə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]  bewilderOrigin: 1600-1700 wilder ‘to lead the wrong way, confuse’ (17-19 centuries), perhaps from wilderness VERB TABLEbewilder |
Present | I, you, we, they | bewilder | | he, she, it | bewilders | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bewildered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bewildered | | he, she, it | has bewildered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bewildered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bewilder | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bewildered |
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Present | I | am bewildering | | he, she, it | is bewildering | | you, we, they | are bewildering | Past | I, he, she, it | was bewildering | | you, we, they | were bewildering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bewildering | | he, she, it | has been bewildering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bewildering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bewildering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bewildering |
- But it bewildered him and, in a sense, made him resentful.
- For those unemployed and with a family, the added worry of responsibility for the next generation must be bewildering.
- His doctors were bewildered by the cause of such severe hives.
- The money that changes hands can take a bewildering variety of forms and flow in various directions.
- The old general store had gone but the shade thorn tree was still there, bewildered by its surround of concrete pavement.
- The old men, terrified, bewildered, huddled together.
- You could hardly blame them, though, for feeling bewildered from time to time.
► bewildering array a bewildering array of options ► a puzzled/baffled/bewildered expression (=one that shows you are confused or cannot understand something)· I can still recall Dan’s baffled expression when I asked him for an answer. ► a bewildering variety (=so many that you feel confused)· There is a bewildering variety of roses to choose from. to confuse someone: He was bewildered by his daughter’s reaction.GRAMMAR Bewilder is usually passive. |