Question of the Day #560

"The suggestion that thousands of people who tested positive for the virus didn't encounter anyone in close contact, Billioux said, 'seems to boggle the mind.'"

From the 11th paragraph of this article at The Advocate.

上記の文で、boggle the mindの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "boggle the mind" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

びっくり仰天させる、圧倒する

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To thoroughly overwhelm, confuse, or surprise one.

Examples

• The show of support from everyone just boggled my mind.
• The plot of that move totally boggled my mind—did you understand it?
• Difficult math equations and tricky logic questions were enough to boggle the minds of the students.
• Learning that the old china was worth several thousand dollars was enough to boggle the mind of the owner.
• Nothing can boggle the mind like learning that a person you love is not who they say they are.

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