totally bewilder or perplex 使困惑 an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone. 一件让人人感到困惑的怪事。 [as adj. baffling]the baffling murder of her sister. 她姐姐令人不解的被杀。
restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.) 抑制;控制(液体、声音等) to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales. 为了进一步减小噪音,我给舷边加了软垫。
noun
a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction (抑制液体、气体或疏松物质或防止声音、光线渗透的)折流装置;缓冲装置
派生 bafflement noun
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bafflingly adverb
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语源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'cheat, deceive'): perhaps related to French bafouer 'ridicule' or obsolete French beffer 'mock, deceive'