bamboozle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /bæmˈbuː.zl̩/    美 /bæmˈbu.zl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cheat, hoax, or imposition. informal,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone. informal,transitive
    — “Look here, friend,” said I, “if you have anything important to tell us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are mistaken in your game; that’s all I have to say.”
  2. To confuse, frustrate or perplex. informal,transitive
    — He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.

词形变化

bamboozles present,singular,third-person bamboozling participle,present bamboozled participle,past bamboozled past bambooze alternative,obsolete bamboozles plural bambooze alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
bamboozl(e)able bamboozlement bamboozler bambosh bamfoozle debamboozle

词源

词源 1
Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.
词源 2
Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.
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