| 单词 | baffle |
| 释义 | baffle v. & n. --vtr. 1. confuse or perplex (a person, one's faculties, etc.). 2. a frustrate or hinder (plans etc.). b restrain or regulate the progress of (fluids, sounds, etc.). --n (also baffle-plate) a device used to restrain the flow of fluid, gas, etc., through an opening, often found in microphones etc. to regulate the emission of sound. Phrases and idioms baffle-board a device to prevent sound from spreading in different directions, esp. round a loudspeaker cone. Derivatives bafflement n. baffling adj. bafflingly adv. Etymology: perh. rel. to F bafouer ridicule, OF beffer mock |
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