fuddle — 英語辞典

動詞

1. To confuse or befuddle.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   She's fuddled my fancy, she's muddled me good / I've taken to drinking, and given up food

2. To intoxicate.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   If an author fuddles himself, I don’t know why he should be let off a headache the next morning […]

   その他の例文 (1)

   There was a kind of festival going on, and the people fuddled themselves with caxirí, an intoxicating drink invented by the Indians. It is made by soaking mandioca cakes in water until fermentation takes place, and tastes like new beer.

3. To become intoxicated; to get drunk.

   用法

   • 自動詞

   例文

   Pipes I blew, on malt I fuddled, / A lushy man! / Till my mind and head got muddled, / Dissipated man!

名詞

1. Intoxication.

   用法

   • 可算
   • 不可算

2. Intoxicating drink; liquor.

   用法

   • 不可算

3. Muddle, confusion.

   用法

   • 可算
   • 不可算

4. A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck.

   用法

   • Derbyshire
   • 英国での用法
   • 可算
   • dialectal
   • 不可算

   例文

   Yesterday we were invited to a fuddle. This is a new word & was a new experience for us. Very pleasant it was too.

   その他の例文 (2)

   When I was I work I loved the time when we had a fuddle. Everybody decided what they were going to bring so we had an even balance of grub. We had sandwiches or cobs of ham, cheese and pate, crisps, sausage rolls, pickled onions cocktail sausages, vol au vonts, swiss roll, and mince pies. We weren’t allowed booze on the premises but we made do with alcohol free drink. We were as stuffed as pigs and had a job to work for the rest of the day.

   My husband has to take some food into his work for a Christmas fuddle.¶ I suggested he make Christmas pudding cupcakes, but he wasn't impressed.¶ What would you make and take?

名詞

1. a confused multitude of things

   同義語

   clutterjumblemuddlemare's nestweltersmother

   上位語

   disorderlinessdisorder

動詞

1. make stupid with alcohol

   同義語

   befuddle

   上位語

   intoxicatesoakinebriate

2. consume alcohol

   同義語

   hit the bottledrinkbooze

   上位語

   consumeingesttake intakehave

   例文

   We were up drinking all night

3. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

   同義語

   confusethrowfoxbefuddlebedevilconfounddiscombobulate

   上位語

   affectimpactbear uponbear ontouch ontouch

   例文

   These questions confuse even the experts

   This question completely threw me

   その他の例文 (1)

   This question befuddled even the teacher