addle

[US]/ˈædl/
[UK]/ˈædl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使糊涂,混乱
vi. 腐臭,变质
adj. 糊涂的,腐臭的
Word Forms
过去式addled
过去分词addled
第三人称单数addles
现在分词addling

Example Sentences

the film is addle-brained.

这部影片思路混乱。

The object is to addle and not to elucidate.

其目的是为了混淆而不是为了阐明。

addle one's brain over figures

让数字给弄得头昏脑胀

Eggs addle quickly in hot weather.

蛋在热天易坏。

problems that addle my brain;

问题把我的大脑搞糊涂了;

being in love must have addled your brain.

一定是恋爱冲昏了你的头脑。

He has addled his head with reading and writing all day long.

他整天读书写字,头都昏了。

Journo to Addled Man (not direct quotes): "With all these late-game losses are you concerned that your guys won't have the confidence to finish close games in the playoffs?"

记者:几次输掉比分接近的比赛后,你是否担心队员们到了季后赛里在最后关头面对比分咬住的情况时会信心不足?

By 2003 he was an uninsurable serial relapser famous for being pulled out of hotels or other people's homes in an addled, disheveled state.

到2003年,他因以迷乱颓废、衣冠不整的形象从宾馆或他人的家中出来,成了一位不可信任、不断故态复萌的“名人”。

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

表“ 困扰、骚扰、困惑” 之意:

Real-world Examples

That scar upon his forehead has not addled his brains.

他额头上的伤疤并没有把他的脑子弄糊涂。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

They've addled his brain and yellowed his teeth.

它们搅乱了他的心智,染黄了他的牙齿。

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

My brother taught me where to hit a person's chin, so as to addle them.

我哥哥教我打人的下巴的哪个位置, 这样可以刺激他们。

Source: One Shilling Candle (Upper)

It addles women's brains. For your information, I was in England, not a month ago, and I'll tell you this.

不到一个月以前,我还在英国。关于你的消息,我要告诉你,英国决不会帮助南部联盟。

Source: Gone with the Wind

The distilled liquor of addle eggs.

加鸡蛋的蒸馏酒。

Source: Water Child

Unfortunately, the judge was an addle man.

很不幸,这个法官是个腐败的人。

Source: Pan Pan

The eugenicists who, addled by bogus statistics, advocated forced sterilisations are the grisliest example.

被虚假统计数据弄糊涂的优生学家提倡强制绝育是最可怕的例子。

Source: The Economist Culture

These eggs, allowing for what may prove addle and what may be destroyed by vermin, will produce at least 250 chickens.

这些鸡蛋,除去臭蛋和被虫子破坏的,将至少能够孵出两百五十只小鸡。

Source: Recite for the King Volume 4 (All 60 lessons)

" He has clearly reacted to a poorly performed Imperius Curse, " said Scrimgeour. " It's addled his brains, but he could still be dangerous."

斯克林杰说,“他的脑子被弄糊涂了,但并不排除他会有危险。这显然是他中了一个蹩脚的夺魂咒之后的反应。”

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It was a feathered riddle; a mystery hatched out of an egg, and just as mysterious as if the egg had been addle!

这是一个有羽毛的谜语;一个鸡蛋孵化出一个谜,就像鸡蛋变脏一样神秘!

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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