v.使困惑；使糊涂；使復(fù)雜化

When new math was introduced into schools, many parents were perplexed by it. 當(dāng)學(xué)校開(kāi)設(shè)新的數(shù)學(xué)課時(shí)，許多家長(zhǎng)對(duì)此感到迷惑不解。

Faced with that dilemma, he was perplexed. 他面對(duì)進(jìn)退兩難的局面，不知如何是好。

perplex的基本意思是“使困惑”,指各種復(fù)雜的事物令人傷腦筋,感到費(fèi)解或難以解決。只用作及物動(dòng)詞,后可接名詞、代詞作賓語(yǔ)。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。