英语专业四级语法词汇四十套 第31套

Test Thirty-One

近义词辨析

embarrass, puzzle, perplex, confuse, bewilder

这组词皆有“使…困惑”的意思，都可作及物动词，常以无生命的词作主语；以有生命的词作主语时，常用被动语态。

embarrass

指“使…困惑，使…窘迫，使…为难”，含有令人不快、为难和内心混乱的意味。

puzzle

意为“使…迷惑”，指某一复杂的事件或困难难于被理解。

perplex

指“使…疑惑”，和puzzle同义，但比puzzle更为庄重，还含有“使…杂乱，使…疑虑，使…不安，使…不知如何决定”的意思。

confuse

指“使…混乱，使…糊涂”，强调使人因混淆而不知所措。

bewilder

“使…混乱，使…着慌，使…发愣”，语气最重，表示糊涂到无法思考的地步。

It embarrasses me even to think about my foolish behavior.哪怕是想一想我愚蠢的行为，我都感到困窘不安。

Her illness has puzzled all the doctors.她的病把所有的医生都难住了。

I have been puzzling my brains about this question for weeks now.对这个问题我已经苦苦思索了几个星期了。

His strange behavior had greatly perplexed her.他奇怪的行为使她大为困惑。

We were perplexed to learn of your decision.我们听说了你们的决定，感到困惑不解。

They asked so many questions that they confused me (that I got confused).他们问了我很多问题，把我都给弄糊涂了。

Don’t confuse Austria with (and) Australia.不要把奥地利与澳大利亚弄混了。

She was bewildered to find them gone.发现他们已经离去，她愣住了。