nonplussed

美 [ˌnɑːnˈplʌst]英 [ˌnɒnˈplʌst]
  • adj.惊呆的;非常困惑的
  • v.使惊讶;使迷惑
  • nonplus的过去分词和过去式
nonplussednonplussed

adj.

惊呆的;非常困惑的
so surprised and confused that you do not know what to do or say

also US also nonplused
dumbfounded

nonplussed

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    ADJ-GRADED 不知所措的;进退维谷的
    If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react.

    She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.

    她料想他会要一杯苏格兰威士忌,所以当他请她调一杯马提尼酒加柠檬水时,她有点不知所措。

adj

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filled with bewilderment
at a loss to understand those remarks
puzzled that she left without saying goodbye
Synonym: at a loss(p) nonplused puzzled

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  1. She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade .

    她料想他会要一杯苏格兰威士忌,所以当他请她调一杯马提尼酒加柠檬水时,她有点不知所措。

  2. He was afraid of being treated as a provincial if he showed himself too much nonplussed .

    他怕露出过于惊惶失措的样子,会叫人家把他看成乡巴佬。

  3. I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance .

    他突然出现使我大吃一惊

  4. He was greatly nonplussed and uncertain for the moment as to what his next step would be .

    他当时非常狼狈、惶惑,不知道第二步怎么办。

  5. I was , to say the least , nonplussed by his reply .

    至少可以说,他的答复使我迷惑。

  6. Completely nonplussed , Harry said nothing .

    哈利完全摸不着头脑,没有答腔。

  7. My friends in New York , for example , were completely nonplussed by the poll tax references .

    比如,对于电影里提到的人头税,我在纽约的朋友们就感到一头雾水。

  8. The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question .

    演讲者被这个问题完全难倒了。

  9. Nixon , though no doubt nonplussed , continued to keep his thoughts to himself .

    尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷,然而他依然噤若寒蝉。

  10. Ed seemed nonplussed till Andy explained : " This means I 'm staying the course . "

    李爱德开始似乎摸不着头脑,直到马普安开始解释:“这就意味着我可以撑下去。”

  11. The war had devastated her . She was hurt , angry , nonplussed .

    战争把她弄得狼狈不堪。她感到伤心、气愤和狼狈。

  12. So , I sometimes feel a little nonplussed at the end of a conversation I 've had with you over text .

    所以,我有的时候会在跟你用文字信息交流的末尾有一点不知所措。

  13. On this question I differ from you in toto . The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question .

    在这个问题上我跟你的意见完全不同。演讲者被这个问题完全难倒了。

  14. He sounded nonplussed when I said I was staying with friends . I wondered later what he would have made of my first morning in the city .

    当我回答说,我与朋友们住在一起时,他听上去有些困惑。后来,我问他,如何理解我在迪拜的第一个早晨的经历。

  15. Although I 'm an avid user and fan of Twitter now , when it first came out , I was a bit nonplussed by it .

    尽管我现在是Twitter的忠实用户和追随者,但是在它最初出现时,我对它是有点迷惑的。

  16. Where Japan 's beleaguered tech firms see their chances is in the development of products for business users , particularly in Japan where the salaryman so far remains generally nonplussed by tablets .

    日本普通的工薪族中间,多数人至今还没对平板电脑入门,因此日本这些身陷困境的科技企业认为,为商业用户开发产品才是生路所在。

  17. He looked nonplussed . He may know the blade , yes ? but , my lady , the moment we go ashore we are at risk . And there are those at court who will know you on sight .

    他有些不知所措地说:他很可能认得出那把刀…可是夫人,上岸之后,我们便有暴露身份的危险,更何况宫中有人一眼就可认出您。

  18. When asked later about the tornado 's proximity to him , Mr Wessels 's nonplussed response , " I was keeping an eye on it , " seemed as cool as his gardening style and itself attracted more than a little esteem .

    当被问及龙卷风当时离他有多近时,韦塞尔答道:“我一直看着呢”。他的态度和他花园的风格一样酷,而这件事让很多人对他敬重不已。

  19. Ignorance is the parent of fear , and being completely nonplussed and confounded about the stranger , I confess I was now as much afraid of him as if it was the devil himself who had thus broken into my room at the dead of night .

    无知是恐惧之母,我已经给这个陌生人弄得完全惊惶失措了,我承认,我现在已经被他吓得象是魔鬼在深更半夜亲自闯进我房间来一样。