词典释义：
释义
v.
totally bewilder or perplex
使困惑
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an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone 一件让人人感到困惑的怪事
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[as adj.
baffling ]the baffling murder of her sister .她姐姐那令人不解的被杀。
restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.)
抑制；控制（液体、声音等）
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to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales .为了进一步减小噪音，我给舷边加了软垫。
n.
a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction
（抑制液体、气体或疏松物质或防止声音、光线渗透的）折流装置；缓冲装置。
词源
"late 16th cent． （in the sense ‘cheat, deceive’）： perhaps related to French