boggling v. 把工作搞糟;(非正式)感到吃惊;(使)吃惊;(使)困惑(boggle 的现在分词)
- The length of time required for these types of negotiations always seems mind-boggling.
这一类谈判需要花费的时间似乎总是长得令人吃惊。 - I remember how mind-boggling it was when I took astronomy in school and discovered our sun was just one of trillions of stars in a universe so big it was impossible for me even to imagine!
他说:"我在学校上天文学的时候发现,我们的太阳只不过是宇宙间许许多多行星之一,而宇宙之大真是我难以想象的。 我还记得当时我感到非常吃惊。" - After a blip last winter, China is growing at over 8 percent a year, and the scale and speed the country is building a modern infrastructure are mind-boggling.
去年冬天的波动过后,中国正以超过8%的速度增长,对一个正建设现代化的国家来说这样的规模和速度是相当惊人的。
Boggle \Bog"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Boggling}.] [ See {Bogle}, n.]
1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in
doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take
alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.
We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.
--Glanvill.
Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.
--Barrow.
2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.
3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. --Howell.
Syn: To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.