Aussprachen (4)
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/pɚˈplɛks/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
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/pəˈplɛks/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- Received-Pronunciation
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pɚˈplɛks
Hinweise zur Aussprache
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pəˈplɛks
Hinweise zur Aussprache
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Verb
To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
Gebrauch- transitiv
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
Gebrauch- transitiv
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What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
Weitere Beispiele (1)
The Ways of Heav’n are dark and intricate, Puzzled in Mazes, and perplext with Errors; Our Underſtanding traces ’em in vain, Loſt and bewilder’d in the fruitleſs Search; […]
To plague; to vex; to torment.
Gebrauch- außer Gebrauch
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Chloe's the wonder of her sex, 'Tis well her heart is tender, How might such killing eyes perplex, With virtue to defend her.
All night no ruder air perplex Thy sliding keel, till Phosphor, bright As our pure love, thro’ early light Shall glimmer on the dewy decks.
Adjektiv
intricate; difficult
Gebrauch- archaisch
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How the soul directs the spirits for the motion of the body, according to the several animal exigents, is as perplex in the Theory, as either of the former.
Finally, I explore possible audience interpretations of the film and offer some alternative reading strategies of these highly perplex sketches.
Substantiv
A difficulty.
Gebrauch- außer Gebrauch
Verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
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This beats me!
Got me — I don't know the answer!
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a vexing problem
This question really stuck me
make more complicated
- Synonyme
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There was a new development that complicated the matter