perplex

• vt. 使困惑，使为难；使复杂化

per-,完全的，-plex,卷，缠绕，词源同ply,complex.引申词义使困惑。

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"

perplex

perplex: see ply

perplex (v.)

late 14c. as an adjective, "perplexed, puzzled, bewildered," from Latin perplexus "involved, confused, intricate;" but Latin had no corresponding verb *perplectere. The Latin compound would be per "through" (see per) + plexus "entangled," past participle of plectere "to twine, braid, fold" (see complex (adj.)).

The form of the English adjective shifted to perplexed by late 15c., probably to conform to other past participle adjectives. The verb is latest attested of the group, in 1590s, evidently a back-formation from the adjective. Related: Perplexing, which well describes the history of the word.

puzzle, bewilder, confuse, embarrass, perplex, baffle, confound, distract

这些动词均有"使困惑，迷惑，糊涂，伤脑筋"之意。

puzzle： 侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。

bewilder： 语气强烈，指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱，不知所措，无法清醒地思考。

confuse： 语气较弱，指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。

embarrass： 常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。

perplex： 除困惑外，还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意，因而难于作出决定，无从下手处理。

baffle： 语气最强，多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。

confound： 常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。

distract： 主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。

We're dismal enough without conjuring up ghosts and visions to perplex us.

用不着招神现鬼来缠我们,我们已够惨的啦.

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This problem is hard enough to perplex even the teacher.

这个问题确实很难,以至于老师都迷惑不解.

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I have no wish to perplex the issue.

我不想使问题复杂化.

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This maker continues to perplex me with this wine.

这个制造商继续用酒困扰我.

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In reality, careers and the workplace perplex me entirely.

实际上, 事业和职场这两样东西我完全搞不懂.

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By undue profoundity we perplex and enfeeble thought.

过于认为奥妙,我们思想反而模糊不清.

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The new tax laws perplex me.

新税收法律使我很费解.

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Don't perplex the problem.

别使问题复杂化.

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How to let insomnia perplex me no longer?

如何让失眠不再困扰我?

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Do not perplex the issue.

不要把这问题弄得更复杂.

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Low confused 2 class market will perplex illicit collect equity to invest an organization continuously.

低迷的二级市场将持续困扰私募股权投资机构.

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For this, must solve a few outstanding issues perplex market fairness to compete currently hard.

为此, 必须努力解决当前困扰市场公平竞争的一些突出问题.

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But what perplex SAAS enterprise truly is changeover collects fees rate is too minor.

但真正困扰SAAS企业的是转换收费率过小.

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