mystify

• 动词，表示使某人感到完全困惑或迷惑不解，或使某事变得不清楚、神秘难解。

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to be completely puzzled or confused, or to make something obscure or mysterious.

1. Bewilder or confuseB2formal

   To cause someone to be completely puzzled or unable to understand something.

   使困惑

   • The complex instructions mystified the new employees.
   • Her sudden disappearance mystified everyone who knew her.
   • The magician's trick mystified the entire audience.

   同义词bafflebemusebewilderconfoundconfuseflummoxnonplusperplexpuzzle

   反义词clarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Make mysteriousC1formal

   To deliberately make something obscure, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

   使神秘化

   • The author mystified the plot by adding many red herrings.
   • They mystified the ritual to keep its true meaning secret.
   • The artist mystified his work with layers of symbolism.

   同义词befogcloudobfuscateobscureshroudveil

   反义词clarifydemystifyenlightenexplainilluminate