1590s, "to start with fright (as a startled horse does), shy, take alarm," from Middle English bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug (n.); also compare bogey (n.1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s. As a noun from 1650s. Related: Boggled; boggling; boggler (from c. 1600 as "one who hesitates").
实用例句
1. Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
一想到要花这么多钱，连我都有点犹豫。
来自《权威词典》
2. Never boggle at a difficulty.
切莫见难而止.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle.
他们面对最近的贫困所表现出的坦然令人难以理解。
来自柯林斯例句
4. We shouldn't boggle at this opportunity to make a profit.
