| 单词 | boggle |
| 释义 | boggle (once / 15076 pages) v To boggle is to amaze, astonish, or overwhelm. Your mind might boggle at all the information your physics teacher writes on the board on the first day of class. You'll most likely find this verb in sentences like "My brain boggles at the outfit she decided to wear to the party," or "When you watch this movie, your mind will boggle at the special effects." Along with the even more common adjective mind-boggling, boggle comes from the Middle English bugge, or "specter." Boggle originally meant "spook," or "start with fright." WORD FAMILYboggle: boggled, boggles, boggling USAGE EXAMPLESThough the Huskies pushed them, the depth of Alabama’s recent dominance boggles the mind. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) American health-care spending, measured in trillions of dollars, boggles the mind. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) It boggles the mind that justice court proceedings in Missoula are not recorded in any way. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1v overcome with amazement This boggles the mind! Syn|Hyper bowl over, flabbergast surprise cause to be surprised 2v startle with amazement or fear Hyper jump, start, startle move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm 3v hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear Hyper hesitate, waffle, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
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