| 单词 | flummox |
| 例句 | flummox verb informal •at age ten, he created intricate math problems that flummoxed his teachers:baffle, perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound | informal faze, stump, beat, fox, be all Greek to, floor, discombobulate.WORD NOTE flummox There is greater intensity and more imagination in flummox than in its near relatives, baffle, perplex, confuse; the comical sound of the word adds to its strength—though the same can be said for discombobulate. Flummoxed conjures up a figure in momentary speechless paralysis, whereas discombobulated suggests a human contraption coming all to pieces. — JSConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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