baffle

US: /ˈbæfəɫ/
UK: /bˈæfə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


baffle /'bæfl/
  • danh từ
    • sự cản trở, sự trở ngại
    • (kỹ thuật) màng ngăn, vách ngăn
    • (kỹ thuật) cái báp, van đổi hướng
    • ngoại động từ
      • làm trở ngại
      • làm hỏng, làm thất bại
        • to baffle a plan: làm thất bại một kế hoạch
      • làm sai lạc, làm rối, làm lạc hướng
        • baffling winds: gió đổi hướng luôn luôn

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb
    to confuse sb completely; to be too difficult or strange for sb to understand or explain: [VN] His behaviour baffles me. + [VN, VN wh-] I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called. + I'm baffled why she hasn't called.
    bafflement noun [U]: His reaction was one of bafflement.
    baffling adjective: Some of the country's customs are baffling to outsiders.
    + noun (technical) a screen used to control or prevent the flow of sound, light or liquid

    Concise English dictionary


    baffles|baffled|baffling'bæfl
    noun
    +a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
    verb
    +be a mystery or bewildering to
    +hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    +check the emission of (sound)