English Dictionary

boggle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɒɡ.əl/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 アメリカ英語 方言 廃用 属格

(transitive or intransitive) Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle. / (intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

日本語の意味

（文字通りまたは比喩的に）突然ブーグルを見たかのようにおびえたり立ちすくんだり、ためらったりする / 呆然とする、あ然として見失う、混乱する

The unexpected question made him boggle for a moment before he answered.

その予期しない質問に、彼は答える前に一瞬ためらった。

意味（1）

(transitive or intransitive) Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.

The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

He boggled at the surprising news.

意味（3）

(transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.

The vastness of space really boggles the mind.

意味（4）

(US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.

意味（5）

(intransitive, obsolete) To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).

I would be loth to exchange consciences with them, and boggle so with God Almighty; but these men by a new kind of Metaphysick have found out a way to abstract the Person of the King from his Office to make his Soveraigntie a kinde of Platonick Idea hovering in the aire, while they visibly attempt to assail and destroy his person […]

意味（6）

(intransitive, of a rat) To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.

boggles （ present singular third-person ）

boggling （ participle present ）

boggled （ participle past ）

boggled （ past ）