flummox
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(infml 口) bewilder, confuse or disconcert (sb) 使(某人)迷惑、 糊涂或仓皇失措
The politician was completely flummoxed by the questions put to her. 那位女政治家被问得十分狼狈.
🗣️ 情景例句
Good-bye.
再见。
Is the plane leaving?
飞机要起飞了吗?
he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of,