ADJ-GRADED 不知所措的;进退维谷的 If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react.
She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade. 她料想他会要一杯苏格兰威士忌,所以当他请她调一杯马提尼酒加柠檬水时,她有点不知所措。
She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade. 她料想他会要一杯苏格兰威士忌,所以当他请她调一杯马提尼酒加柠檬水时,她有点不知所措。
He was afraid of being treated as a provincial if he showed himself too much nonplussed. 他怕露出过于惊惶失措的样子,会叫人家把他看成乡巴佬。
Although I'm an avid user and fan of Twitter now, when it first came out, I was a bit nonplussed by it. 尽管我现在是Twitter的忠实用户和追随者,但是在它最初出现时,我对它是有点迷惑的。
Nixon, though no doubt nonplussed, continued to keep his thoughts to himself. 尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷,然而他依然噤若寒蝉。
He sounded nonplussed when I said I was staying with friends. I wondered later what he would have made of my first morning in the city. 当我回答说,我与朋友们住在一起时,他听上去有些困惑。后来,我问他,如何理解我在迪拜的第一个早晨的经历。
On this question I differ from you in toto. The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question. 在这个问题上我跟你的意见完全不同。演讲者被这个问题完全难倒了。
My friends in New York, for example, were completely nonplussed by the poll tax references. 比如,对于电影里提到的人头税,我在纽约的朋友们就感到一头雾水。
Ed seemed nonplussed till Andy explained: "This means I'm staying the course." 李爱德开始似乎摸不着头脑,直到马普安开始解释:“这就意味着我可以撑下去。”
He was greatly nonplussed and uncertain for the moment as to what his next step would be. 他当时非常狼狈、惶惑,不知道第二步怎么办。
I was, to say the least, nonplussed by his reply. 至少可以说,他的答复使我迷惑。
The war had devastated her. She was hurt, angry, nonplussed. 战争把她弄得狼狈不堪。她感到伤心、气愤和狼狈。
The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question. 演讲者被这个问题完全难倒了。