boggle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bog·gle /ˈbɒɡəl $ ˈbɑː-/ verb the/your mind boggles, the/your mind boggles (also something makes the/your mind boggle, something boggles the/your mind) informalBELIEVE if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it 使人无法想象；使人难以接受 The sheer amount of data makes the mind boggle. 光是数据量就让人难以想象。the/your mind boggles, at My mind boggles at the amount of work still to do. 想到还有那么多工作要做，我心里就发慌。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
boggle• You never boggle at plain-speaking, so why do so now?• The mind boggled, but there it was, every distressing detail.• It boggles my mind how much money it must have cost to set up each base camp.• George went across to introduce himself to the Red Army, an event which boggles the imagination.• The dexterity and nimble balance of elite fencers can boggle the mind.• It boggled the Siberian imagination to think what modern business and technology might accomplish.Origin boggle (1500-1600) Perhaps from bogle; → BOGEYbog·gle verbChineseSyllable
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boggle
bog‧gle /ˈbɒɡəl $ ˈbɑː-/
verbthe/your mind boggles, (also something makes the/your mind boggle, something boggles the/your mind) informal if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it:
The sheer amount of data makes the mind boggle.
the/your mind boggles, at
My mind boggles at the amount of work still to do.
bog‧gle /ˈbɒɡəl $ ˈbɑː-/
verbthe/your mind boggles, (also something makes the/your mind boggle, something boggles the/your mind) informal if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it: the/your mind boggles, at
