Baffles - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

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He balked at such a drastic solution

noun

A roughly squared timber beam.

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A balk of timber

verb

To be unwilling to do something or let something happen

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I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

noun

A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.

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An iron bar

verb

Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.

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She bolted and barred the door

preposition

Except for.

Примеры использования:

His kids were all gone now, bar one

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

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If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

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The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

verb

Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).

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He was bemused by what was happening

verb

To slightly confuse someone

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Her answer bemused us all.

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

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She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

verb

To confuse someone

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The instructions completely bewildered me.

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

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A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

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The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

noun

A heavily built wild ox with backswept horns, found mainly in the old world tropics.

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Endangered species include tapir, guar and banteng, wild buffalo, serow, red dog, asiatic elephant,…

verb

Overawe or intimidate (someone).

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She didn't like being buffaloed

proper noun

An industrial city in new york state; population 270,919 (est. 2008). situated at the eastern end of lake erie, it is a major port of the st lawrence seaway.

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

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Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

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A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

verb

Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.

Примеры использования:

The inflation figure confounded economic analysts

exclamation

Used to express anger or annoyance.

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Oh confound it, where is the thing?

verb

To confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation

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Confound someone by doing something a man has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officia…

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

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Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

verb

To cause someone to feel uncertain or unclear, or to make something difficult to understand

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You’re confusing me – please repeat the directions more slowly., you’re confusing me with my sister…

verb

To mix up someone's mind or ideas, or to make something difficult to understand

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You're confusing him! tell him slowly and one thing at a time., stop confusing the issue (= making …

verb

Cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course.

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The bullet was deflected harmlessly into the ceiling

verb

To change direction after hitting something, or to cause something to do this

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Deflect off the ball deflected off my shoulder, straight into the goal., deflect a shot the crowd c…

verb

To cause someone to change from or stop what they were intending to do

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Deflect someone from something his initial defeats did not deflect him from his ambitions., she lis…

verb

Disconcert or confuse (someone).

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This attitude totally discombobulated bruce

verb

To confuse someone or make someone feel uncomfortable

verb

Disturb the composure of; unsettle.

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The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her

verb

To make someone feel suddenly uncertain or worried

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He was disconcerted by all the attention he was getting., so this deliberate lack of interest in no…

verb

To make someone feel suddenly uncertain and worried

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The whole experience had disconcerted him.

verb

Cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another.

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A scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land

verb

Turn aside; turn away from

verb

To cause something or someone to turn in a different direction

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Our flight was diverted from san francisco to oakland because of the fog., the administration had t…

verb

Disturb or disconcert (someone).

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She was not fazed by his show of anger

verb

To upset or confuse someone

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Speaking in public does not faze her.

verb

To surprise and worry someone

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No one is fazed by the sight of guns here any more.

noun

The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.

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A wooden floor

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

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A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building

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A tile floor, hardwood floors, the children sat on the floor., they rented office space on the seco…

verb

Perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder.

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I was completely flummoxed by the whole thing

verb

To confuse someone so much that they do not know what to do

Примеры использования:

I have to say that last question flummoxed me.

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

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The collision occurred in thick fog

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

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Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

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If the humidity is too high, the fog just grows and grows out of control.

verb

Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

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A brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery

noun

The track or scent of a hunted animal.

noun

Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food.

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Aluminium foil

noun

A carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning.

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Eagles, rattlesnakes, deer, pronghorn antelope, foxes, coyotes, and mountain lions roam the area.

verb

Baffle or deceive (someone).

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The abbreviation foxed me completely

adjective

Relating to the fox or their language.

verb

Prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

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The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather

adjective

Frustrated.

Hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire

noun

A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.

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The coffin was lowered into the grave

adjective

Giving cause for alarm; serious.

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A matter of grave concern

noun

Another term for grave accent.

verb

Make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

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Language barriers hindered communication between scientists

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) rear; hind.

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The hinder end of its body

verb

To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

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A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth., i don’t know if these changes are going to help…

verb

Utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).

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I was completely mystified by his disappearance

verb

To confuse someone or make someone uncertain by doing or involving the person in something difficult to explain

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Doctors were mystified by her high fever and headaches.

verb

Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.

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Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question

noun

A state of being very surprised and confused.

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Reduced to a perfect nonplus, he rose from his chair

verb

Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.

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She was obstructing the entrance

verb

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

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She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness

verb

To cause someone to be confused or uncertain over something that is not understood

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The symptoms of the disease have continued to perplex her doctors., just when it appeared that inte…

verb

To confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve

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The disease has continued to perplex doctors.

verb

Keep (something) from happening.

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Action must be taken to prevent further accidents

verb

To stop something from happening or someone from doing something

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The police tried to prevent him from leaving., can this type of accident be prevented?, fortunately…

verb

Cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something.

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She was puzzled by the doctor's manner

noun

A game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.

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Those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards

noun

Something that is difficult to understand

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Their son is a puzzle to them., the police are trying to solve the puzzle of who sent them the lett…

noun

The bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down.

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In addition the tree covered quite a large area which, once the stump has been ground out and the s…

verb

(of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle.

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Education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

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I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

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Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

verb

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

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He never did anything to thwart his father

noun

A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

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Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.

preposition

From one side to another side of (an area); across.

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A pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore

verb

Cause to lose one's way; lead or drive astray.

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Unknowne lands, where we have wildered ourselves

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

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A herd of wild goats

adjective

Living or growing independently of people, in natural conditions, and with natural characteristics

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Wild turkeys, these herbs grow wild., he led a wild life., when i told him what i’d done, he went w…