单词	perplex
释义	perplexper‧plex /pəˈpleks $ pər-/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINperplex Origin: 1500-1600 perplex ‘perplexed’ (14-17 centuries), from Latin perplexus, from plexus ‘twisted together’ Verb Table VERB TABLE perplex Simple Form Present I, you, we, they perplex he, she, it perplexes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they perplexed Present perfect I, you, we, they have perplexed he, she, it has perplexed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had perplexed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will perplex Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have perplexed Continuous Form Present I am perplexing he, she, it is perplexing you, we, they are perplexing Past I, he, she, it was perplexing you, we, they were perplexing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been perplexing he, she, it has been perplexing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been perplexing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be perplexing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been perplexing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The question of how the murderer had gained entry to the house perplexed the police for several weeks. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For a moment he just stared at me, looking rather perplexed. In a school gymnasium full of caucus-goers in Des Moines, Dole inadvertently coined the best phrase of this perplexing campaign. She didn't smile and this perplexed me because I knew she liked our Mary. She seemed perplexed by the question. Solly's climb was to perplex and stretch the best climbers for decades. The dream is brief but perplexing. The Judge, accustomed to hearing unconventional job descriptions, none the less appeared perplexed. What surprised and perplexed me was how authentic, and therefore how riveting, it turned out to be. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something is difficult to solve► puzzle to be difficult for someone to explain or understand: · There are things that still puzzle me about this new computer system.· What puzzles me about the robbery, is how they managed to enter the building unseen. ► mystify if something mystifies you, it is impossible for you to understand or explain: · Why you want to leave such a good job mystifies me.· Detective Oakley was mystified. He had never seen such a strange set of evidence in the whole of his career. ► baffle if something baffles you it is very confusing and impossible for you to understand: · What baffles me is how anyone could escape from the jail in broad daylight.· We've spent weeks investigating this case and it's got us completely baffled. ► perplex formal if something perplexes you, it is confusing, worrying, and difficult for you to understand: · The question of how the murderer had gained entry to the house perplexed the police for several weeks. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► look · He was eating Marmite straight from the jar and looking perplexed.· At this overture, Alice looked perplexed.· For a moment he just stared at me, looking rather perplexed.· Several justices looked perplexed by that answer. if something perplexes you, it makes you feel confused and worried because it is difficult to understand SYN  puzzle:  Shea’s symptoms perplexed the doctors.—perplexing adjective:  a perplexing problem
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