addle

addle
verb
  1. [with obj.](chiefly humorous)make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse
    (主 幽默)使糊涂
    being in love must have addled your brain.
    一定是恋爱冲昏了你的头脑。
adjective
  1. [in combination](chiefly N. Amer.)lacking in common sense; muddled
    (主 北美)混乱的;糊涂的
    the film is addle-brained.
    这部影片思路混乱。
  2. (archaic)(of an egg) rotten
    (古)(鸡蛋)变质的,坏的
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old English adela 'liquid filth', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel 'mire, puddle'
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