perplex

[英] [pəˈpleks] [美] [pɚˈplɛks] 生词本

vt.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. VERB 使困惑;使担心;迷惑 If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty. 
  • It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong way.

    由于处理不当,这个问题令他大伤脑筋。

Verb

1. be a mystery or bewildering to;

  • "This beats me!"
  • "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
  • "a vexing problem"
  • "This question really stuck me"

2. make more complicated;

  • "There was a new development that complicated the matter"