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Definition of baffle in English: baffleverb ˈbaf(ə)lˈbæfəl [with object]1Totally bewilder or perplex. 使困惑 an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone 一件让人人感到困惑的怪事。 Example sentencesExamples - Police baffled by the murder of a North Yorkshire man have turned to national TV in the hope of tracking down the killer.
- They may come out with some piece of conceptual art that baffles everyone.
- He quits his job only to come back, albeit reluctantly, when a series of grisly murders baffles the police force.
- Fashion still baffles me and probably always will.
- Of course, there are those who seek not to enlighten, but to habitually and purposefully obfuscate in order to baffle a client or weary public into submission.
- The sudden outbreak of illness since the beginning of the month is still baffling the experts.
- They will be totally baffled and will need a lawyer to know what it means.
- It was an amazing turnabout that must have left Tramore baffled and bewildered as to how they left this game behind them.
- Miss Woodhouse said she had been left distraught by the cold-blooded murder, which has baffled police.
- These are great examples of modern slang dreamed up in the playground as a new means of confusing already baffled parents.
- What baffles me about not only this article, but millions like it, is that people who obviously know nothing about a subject nonetheless spout off about it.
- Sometimes this country completely baffles me.
- Many critics doubted the wisdom in signing the Celtic player at all, but they were totally baffled at the decision to hose him with money.
- Would they do a complete about-face and baffle everyone?
- But none of the puzzles are so stupidly designed as to totally baffle players.
- You get the distinct impression that the cops are as baffled by the intractability of it all as everyone else.
- He made sure it would be a draw last Sunday when he baffled everyone by not giving a blatant free to Cork in the last minute.
- The murder has baffled police, who still have no motive and no suspect for the shooting.
- Now I know that everyone else is as baffled as me, the need for an explanation seems less pressing.
- His abilities as an advocate evoked general admiration, though he did not succeed in baffling the prosecution.
Synonyms perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, nonplus, disconcert, throw, set someone thinking informal flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, fox, make someone scratch their head, be all Greek to, floor, fog North American informal buffalo rare wilder, gravel, maze, cause to be at a stand, pose, obfuscate puzzling, bewildering, perplexing, mystifying, bemusing, confusing, unclear, difficult/hard to understand, beyond one, above one's head mysterious, enigmatic, obscure, abstruse, unfathomable, inexplicable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, cryptic, opaque archaic wildering 2Restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.) 抑制；控制（液体、声音等） 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。 Example sentencesExamples - Coaches thought about using two punt returners in Cincinnati to baffle the elements and provide a safety net for struggling Mac Cody.
- The engines are humming my lullaby and their baffled sound comforts me.
- I'd like to find something low mount that baffles the noise down.
- The muffler 108 baffles the noise from the exhaust ports 33 of the percussion unit 12 as well as from the first air motor exhaust port 106.
- They are offered without the baffle but I prefer the baffled sound.
- The tortuous passage restricts or baffles the gas flow out of the glass assembly.
- Its efficient design baffles the gas flow delivered to the ball for a gentle push against even the most fragile shells.
- For the reflected field between the barriers, a barrier is assumed to act as a baffled sound source.
- The sound is just so much different, I get a baffled sound while he gets tons of bass.
- The sensor baffling gear was still operating, but the visual disguise was gone.
- Access is via exterior galleries along the street frontages, with bathrooms and kitchens placed here to baffle the street noise.
- The exhaust outlet of the unit is connected to a baffled sound chamber within which a plurality of sound absorbing elements are positioned.
- The catalyst baffles the gas and assists in the rapid heating of the gas passing therethrough.
- My pool equipment sits in a large concrete pit below ground, which hides the apparatus equipment from the landscape, and baffles the noise created by the electric pump motor.
- One variation of the baffled sound suppressor is known as the coaxial suppressor.
Synonyms thwart, frustrate, foil, baulk, check, block, hinder, obstruct, bar, prevent, deflect, divert
noun ˈbaf(ə)lˈbæfəl A device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, etc. 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 you can cut out glare from a strip light by concealing it behind a baffle as modifier a baffle plate Example sentencesExamples - He offered an innovative design solution which incorporated the use of low-angle overhead baffles, concrete floors, wing wall baffles and a bullet trap system.
- The hinged flap on the front allows access to the baffle plate where the sawdust sits.
- Appropriately placed baffles ensure that the light is integrated by many bounces before it reaches the detector.
- It is imagination that has been thrown at it rather than money: red painted breeze blocks, powder-blue painted plank ceiling, canvas sound baffles, cheapish chairs, ad-hoc air conditioning.
- Top quality bedding, which is more expensive but will last much longer, uses baffle box construction.
- Light in the integrating sphere undergoes hundreds of collisions with the sphere wall, baffle, and sample before being absorbed or collected at the measurement port.
- My nannites have commenced repair work but my sensor baffles have been compromised.
- In a second arrangement, the first gas supply opens into the central region above an upper baffle plate and the second gas supply opens into the periphery of a plenum between the upper baffle plate and a lower baffle plate.
- Based on this data, we added baffles to optimize the light aperture within the spectrometer, thereby eliminating unnecessary rays while maximizing optical throughput.
- As the projectile leaves the muzzle the high velocity gases following the projectile strike the baffles of the muzzle brake and are deflected toward the rear and sides.
- The fuel tank incorporates baffles to prevent fuel slosh and to keep the pump submerged.
- After installing the five noise-reduction baffles, the noise level measured 101 dBA with background level of 95 dBA room average.
- For example, on the second floor where most work takes place, baffles, telephone booths, and various wall design make for a quieter ambience, the further one walks from front to back.
- A baffle assembly including one or more baffle plates is located within the gas distribution chamber.
- The red man continued to burn into my retinas, or maybe it was the Windolene… the chemicals burned past my optic nerves and the red man became a small red arrowtip frog, crawling out of the black plastic baffles of the crossing lights.
- These comforters are considered to be three-season weight and the filling is held in place with the use of sewn in baffles which prevents the silk from moving and bunching.
- Air cooling depends heavily on the condition of baffles, or seals, inside the engine compartment that direct air flow to where it's needed.
- The baffle plate can have a nonuniform thickness and geometry-controlled openings to achieve a desired gas distribution.
- In the event of a case failure, these baffles would prevent most of the escaping gases from coming down the lug raceways.
- ‘All we could do was direct a hose beyond the baffle plates through the gaps and try and remove as much as we possibly could’.
OriginLate 16th century (in the sense 'cheat, deceive'): perhaps related to French bafouer 'ridicule' or obsolete French beffer 'mock, deceive'. Definition of baffle in US English: baffleverbˈbæfəlˈbafəl [with object]1Totally bewilder or perplex. 使困惑 an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone 一件让人人感到困惑的怪事。 Example sentencesExamples - Fashion still baffles me and probably always will.
- But none of the puzzles are so stupidly designed as to totally baffle players.
- Police baffled by the murder of a North Yorkshire man have turned to national TV in the hope of tracking down the killer.
- The sudden outbreak of illness since the beginning of the month is still baffling the experts.
- Of course, there are those who seek not to enlighten, but to habitually and purposefully obfuscate in order to baffle a client or weary public into submission.
- You get the distinct impression that the cops are as baffled by the intractability of it all as everyone else.
- Many critics doubted the wisdom in signing the Celtic player at all, but they were totally baffled at the decision to hose him with money.
- They may come out with some piece of conceptual art that baffles everyone.
- Now I know that everyone else is as baffled as me, the need for an explanation seems less pressing.
- They will be totally baffled and will need a lawyer to know what it means.
- Sometimes this country completely baffles me.
- It was an amazing turnabout that must have left Tramore baffled and bewildered as to how they left this game behind them.
- He made sure it would be a draw last Sunday when he baffled everyone by not giving a blatant free to Cork in the last minute.
- Miss Woodhouse said she had been left distraught by the cold-blooded murder, which has baffled police.
- He quits his job only to come back, albeit reluctantly, when a series of grisly murders baffles the police force.
- Would they do a complete about-face and baffle everyone?
- These are great examples of modern slang dreamed up in the playground as a new means of confusing already baffled parents.
- What baffles me about not only this article, but millions like it, is that people who obviously know nothing about a subject nonetheless spout off about it.
- His abilities as an advocate evoked general admiration, though he did not succeed in baffling the prosecution.
- The murder has baffled police, who still have no motive and no suspect for the shooting.
Synonyms puzzling, bewildering, perplexing, mystifying, bemusing, confusing, unclear, difficult to understand, hard to understand, beyond one, above one's head perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, nonplus, disconcert, throw, set someone thinking 2Restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.) 抑制；控制（液体、声音等） 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。 Example sentencesExamples - They are offered without the baffle but I prefer the baffled sound.
- The sound is just so much different, I get a baffled sound while he gets tons of bass.
- The engines are humming my lullaby and their baffled sound comforts me.
- Access is via exterior galleries along the street frontages, with bathrooms and kitchens placed here to baffle the street noise.
- The exhaust outlet of the unit is connected to a baffled sound chamber within which a plurality of sound absorbing elements are positioned.
- Coaches thought about using two punt returners in Cincinnati to baffle the elements and provide a safety net for struggling Mac Cody.
- For the reflected field between the barriers, a barrier is assumed to act as a baffled sound source.
- The sensor baffling gear was still operating, but the visual disguise was gone.
- I'd like to find something low mount that baffles the noise down.
- My pool equipment sits in a large concrete pit below ground, which hides the apparatus equipment from the landscape, and baffles the noise created by the electric pump motor.
- The tortuous passage restricts or baffles the gas flow out of the glass assembly.
- The catalyst baffles the gas and assists in the rapid heating of the gas passing therethrough.
- Its efficient design baffles the gas flow delivered to the ball for a gentle push against even the most fragile shells.
- One variation of the baffled sound suppressor is known as the coaxial suppressor.
- The muffler 108 baffles the noise from the exhaust ports 33 of the percussion unit 12 as well as from the first air motor exhaust port 106.
Synonyms thwart, frustrate, foil, baulk, check, block, hinder, obstruct, bar, prevent, deflect, divert
nounˈbæfəlˈbafəl 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 Example sentencesExamples - My nannites have commenced repair work but my sensor baffles have been compromised.
- The baffle plate can have a nonuniform thickness and geometry-controlled openings to achieve a desired gas distribution.
- As the projectile leaves the muzzle the high velocity gases following the projectile strike the baffles of the muzzle brake and are deflected toward the rear and sides.
- Top quality bedding, which is more expensive but will last much longer, uses baffle box construction.
- In the event of a case failure, these baffles would prevent most of the escaping gases from coming down the lug raceways.
- Light in the integrating sphere undergoes hundreds of collisions with the sphere wall, baffle, and sample before being absorbed or collected at the measurement port.
- Air cooling depends heavily on the condition of baffles, or seals, inside the engine compartment that direct air flow to where it's needed.
- The fuel tank incorporates baffles to prevent fuel slosh and to keep the pump submerged.
- Based on this data, we added baffles to optimize the light aperture within the spectrometer, thereby eliminating unnecessary rays while maximizing optical throughput.
- Appropriately placed baffles ensure that the light is integrated by many bounces before it reaches the detector.
- He offered an innovative design solution which incorporated the use of low-angle overhead baffles, concrete floors, wing wall baffles and a bullet trap system.
- It is imagination that has been thrown at it rather than money: red painted breeze blocks, powder-blue painted plank ceiling, canvas sound baffles, cheapish chairs, ad-hoc air conditioning.
- In a second arrangement, the first gas supply opens into the central region above an upper baffle plate and the second gas supply opens into the periphery of a plenum between the upper baffle plate and a lower baffle plate.
- The red man continued to burn into my retinas, or maybe it was the Windolene… the chemicals burned past my optic nerves and the red man became a small red arrowtip frog, crawling out of the black plastic baffles of the crossing lights.
- After installing the five noise-reduction baffles, the noise level measured 101 dBA with background level of 95 dBA room average.
- ‘All we could do was direct a hose beyond the baffle plates through the gaps and try and remove as much as we possibly could’.
- These comforters are considered to be three-season weight and the filling is held in place with the use of sewn in baffles which prevents the silk from moving and bunching.
- A baffle assembly including one or more baffle plates is located within the gas distribution chamber.
- For example, on the second floor where most work takes place, baffles, telephone booths, and various wall design make for a quieter ambience, the further one walks from front to back.
- The hinged flap on the front allows access to the baffle plate where the sawdust sits.
OriginLate 16th century (in the sense ‘cheat, deceive’): perhaps related to French bafouer ‘ridicule’ or obsolete French beffer ‘mock, deceive’. |