Definition of bemuse in English:

bemuse

verb bɪˈmjuːzbəˈmjuz

[with object]usually as adjective bemused

Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder.
使困惑，使茫然，使发呆
her bemused expression
她那困惑的表情。
he was bemused by what was happening
他对正在发生的事情感到茫然。
Example sentencesExamples
- You wondered for a moment who was most bemused by this monumental and possibly decisive swing of the pendulum.
- He seems bemused by his new surroundings goats, geese, Shetland ponies and a variety of other animals.
- He is still bemused by the enigmatic arrival and departure of his illness.
- He looked utterly bemused by the question, shook his head and smiled broadly.
- As bemused commuters hurried by, small chanting groups poured out from the early morning bars.
- Shoppers in Swindon were bemused to see snorkellers in the town centre.
- Passion, Sondheim's most operatic work, continues to baffle the ear and bemuse the mind.
- Firefighters were bemused to wake up and find a large brown and white horse tethered by a rope to their station.
- He took the offered hand and shook it firmly, bemused by the looks Mrs. Davis was giving him.
- I'm bemused by the continual croaking and moaning that goes on about budgets.
- In cities such as Prague, expatriates were glued to televisions in bars, bemused locals looking on.
- I was bemused to hear two men in conversation while they were rummaging through shop bargains.
- When the first Icehotel in the world opened, some people were a little bemused by exactly what it was.
- He is a decent sort, bemused by the essential strangeness of life, with more questions than answers.
- After the show I ask him what he thought of the proceedings, and he says he was bemused by most of the criticism.
- Morris was contacted, and became increasingly bemused by the investigation.
- Then, before my hungry and bemused family could answer, he turned and vanished into the swirl of tables.
- This movie is more of a camp festival of excesses, where tone and temperament are identified and altered to confuse and bemuse the audience.
- It bemuses me that I need a face-to-face situation in order to be able to construct my own argument without feeling overwhelmed.
- Players who bemuse the opposition are exciting but those who confuse themselves as well can be simply glorious.
Synonyms
bewildered, confused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown (off balance), taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, astonished, astounded
informal flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, clueless, fazed, floored, beaten
Canadian &amp Australian/New Zealand informal bushed
archaic wildered, mazed, distracted

Derivatives

bemusedly

adverb bɪˈmjuːzɪdli

‘But you are the carrier company,’ I said bemusedly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The parents in turn grabbed some food, had some nice Australian white wine, German beer, good conversation and bemusedly watched their kids race around.
- But he laughed anyway, and then bemusedly muttered ‘Oh, this is funny.’

Origin

Mid 18th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + muse².

Rhymes

abuse, accuse, adieux, amuse, billets-doux, blues, booze, bruise, choose, Clews, confuse, contuse, cruise, cruse, Cruz, diffuse, do's, Druze, effuse, enthuse, excuse, fuse (US fuze), Hughes, incuse, interfuse, lose, Mahfouz, mews, misuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, perfuse, peruse, rhythm-and-blues, ruse, schmooze, snooze, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, trews, use, Vaduz, Veracruz, who's, whose, youse

Definition of bemuse in US English:

bemuse

verbbəˈmyo͞ozbəˈmjuz

[with object]

Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
使困惑，使茫然，使发呆
Example sentencesExamples
- As bemused commuters hurried by, small chanting groups poured out from the early morning bars.
- He seems bemused by his new surroundings goats, geese, Shetland ponies and a variety of other animals.
- Then, before my hungry and bemused family could answer, he turned and vanished into the swirl of tables.
- I was bemused to hear two men in conversation while they were rummaging through shop bargains.
- Passion, Sondheim's most operatic work, continues to baffle the ear and bemuse the mind.
- He looked utterly bemused by the question, shook his head and smiled broadly.
- In cities such as Prague, expatriates were glued to televisions in bars, bemused locals looking on.
- I'm bemused by the continual croaking and moaning that goes on about budgets.
- This movie is more of a camp festival of excesses, where tone and temperament are identified and altered to confuse and bemuse the audience.
- After the show I ask him what he thought of the proceedings, and he says he was bemused by most of the criticism.
- When the first Icehotel in the world opened, some people were a little bemused by exactly what it was.
- He is still bemused by the enigmatic arrival and departure of his illness.
- Morris was contacted, and became increasingly bemused by the investigation.
- He is a decent sort, bemused by the essential strangeness of life, with more questions than answers.
- Shoppers in Swindon were bemused to see snorkellers in the town centre.
- You wondered for a moment who was most bemused by this monumental and possibly decisive swing of the pendulum.
- He took the offered hand and shook it firmly, bemused by the looks Mrs. Davis was giving him.
- Players who bemuse the opposition are exciting but those who confuse themselves as well can be simply glorious.
- It bemuses me that I need a face-to-face situation in order to be able to construct my own argument without feeling overwhelmed.
- Firefighters were bemused to wake up and find a large brown and white horse tethered by a rope to their station.
Synonyms
bewildered, confused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown, thrown off balance, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, astonished, astounded

Origin

Mid 18th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + muse.

词汇	bemuse
释义	Definition of bemuse in English: bemuse verb bɪˈmjuːzbəˈmjuz [with object]usually as adjective bemused Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder. 使困惑，使茫然，使发呆 her bemused expression 她那困惑的表情。 he was bemused by what was happening 他对正在发生的事情感到茫然。 Example sentencesExamples You wondered for a moment who was most bemused by this monumental and possibly decisive swing of the pendulum. He seems bemused by his new surroundings goats, geese, Shetland ponies and a variety of other animals. He is still bemused by the enigmatic arrival and departure of his illness. He looked utterly bemused by the question, shook his head and smiled broadly. As bemused commuters hurried by, small chanting groups poured out from the early morning bars. Shoppers in Swindon were bemused to see snorkellers in the town centre. Passion, Sondheim's most operatic work, continues to baffle the ear and bemuse the mind. Firefighters were bemused to wake up and find a large brown and white horse tethered by a rope to their station. He took the offered hand and shook it firmly, bemused by the looks Mrs. Davis was giving him. I'm bemused by the continual croaking and moaning that goes on about budgets. In cities such as Prague, expatriates were glued to televisions in bars, bemused locals looking on. I was bemused to hear two men in conversation while they were rummaging through shop bargains. When the first Icehotel in the world opened, some people were a little bemused by exactly what it was. He is a decent sort, bemused by the essential strangeness of life, with more questions than answers. After the show I ask him what he thought of the proceedings, and he says he was bemused by most of the criticism. Morris was contacted, and became increasingly bemused by the investigation. Then, before my hungry and bemused family could answer, he turned and vanished into the swirl of tables. This movie is more of a camp festival of excesses, where tone and temperament are identified and altered to confuse and bemuse the audience. It bemuses me that I need a face-to-face situation in order to be able to construct my own argument without feeling overwhelmed. Players who bemuse the opposition are exciting but those who confuse themselves as well can be simply glorious. Synonyms bewildered, confused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown (off balance), taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, astonished, astounded informal flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, clueless, fazed, floored, beaten Canadian &amp Australian/New Zealand informal bushed archaic wildered, mazed, distracted Derivatives bemusedly adverb bɪˈmjuːzɪdli ‘But you are the carrier company,’ I said bemusedly. Example sentencesExamples The parents in turn grabbed some food, had some nice Australian white wine, German beer, good conversation and bemusedly watched their kids race around. But he laughed anyway, and then bemusedly muttered ‘Oh, this is funny.’ Origin Mid 18th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + muse². Rhymes abuse, accuse, adieux, amuse, billets-doux, blues, booze, bruise, choose, Clews, confuse, contuse, cruise, cruse, Cruz, diffuse, do's, Druze, effuse, enthuse, excuse, fuse (US fuze), Hughes, incuse, interfuse, lose, Mahfouz, mews, misuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, perfuse, peruse, rhythm-and-blues, ruse, schmooze, snooze, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, trews, use, Vaduz, Veracruz, who's, whose, youse Definition of bemuse in US English: bemuse verbbəˈmyo͞ozbəˈmjuz [with object] Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). 使困惑，使茫然，使发呆 Example sentencesExamples As bemused commuters hurried by, small chanting groups poured out from the early morning bars. He seems bemused by his new surroundings goats, geese, Shetland ponies and a variety of other animals. Then, before my hungry and bemused family could answer, he turned and vanished into the swirl of tables. I was bemused to hear two men in conversation while they were rummaging through shop bargains. Passion, Sondheim's most operatic work, continues to baffle the ear and bemuse the mind. He looked utterly bemused by the question, shook his head and smiled broadly. In cities such as Prague, expatriates were glued to televisions in bars, bemused locals looking on. I'm bemused by the continual croaking and moaning that goes on about budgets. This movie is more of a camp festival of excesses, where tone and temperament are identified and altered to confuse and bemuse the audience. After the show I ask him what he thought of the proceedings, and he says he was bemused by most of the criticism. When the first Icehotel in the world opened, some people were a little bemused by exactly what it was. He is still bemused by the enigmatic arrival and departure of his illness. Morris was contacted, and became increasingly bemused by the investigation. He is a decent sort, bemused by the essential strangeness of life, with more questions than answers. Shoppers in Swindon were bemused to see snorkellers in the town centre. You wondered for a moment who was most bemused by this monumental and possibly decisive swing of the pendulum. He took the offered hand and shook it firmly, bemused by the looks Mrs. Davis was giving him. Players who bemuse the opposition are exciting but those who confuse themselves as well can be simply glorious. It bemuses me that I need a face-to-face situation in order to be able to construct my own argument without feeling overwhelmed. Firefighters were bemused to wake up and find a large brown and white horse tethered by a rope to their station. Synonyms bewildered, confused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown, thrown off balance, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, astonished, astounded Origin Mid 18th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + muse.
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