boggle

vi. 犹豫，退缩；惊恐

vt. 搞糟，弄坏；使……惊奇；使……困惑

n. 犹豫，退缩；惊奇

中文词源

boggle 犹豫

来自bug, 妖怪。-le, 表反复。指看到妖怪似的的，害怕的。

boggle (v.): 1590s, "to start with fright (as a startled horse does), shy, take alarm," from Middle English bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug (n.); also compare bogey (n.1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s. As a noun from 1650s. Related: Boggled; boggling; boggler (from c. 1600 as "one who hesitates").

bogey恶鬼,幽灵,妖怪。bogle妖怪,鬼怪。boggle使惊恐。1. bug "[废语]臆造的怪物，令人恐惧的事物，吓唬人的东西；吓唬淘气孩子的妖精；鬼怪" => bugaboo, bugbear.2. => bug => bogey => bogle, boggle.

3. The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle.: 他们面对最近的贫困所表现出的坦然令人难以理解。

4. We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.: 对这个赚钱的机会我们不应犹豫.