| 释义 | knock/throw someone for a loopidiomUSinformal
 If something that happens knocks you for a loop, it upsets or confuses you because you do not expect it: 使人心烦;使大为惊讶
 He knocked me for a loop when he said he was quitting his job.他说他要辞职的时候吓了我一跳。
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 Puzzle and confuse
 addle
 baffle
 bedazzle
 befuddle
 bemuse
 cloud
 confuse
 discombobulate
 disorientate
 do someone's head inidiom
 flummox
 fox
 puzzle
 search
 throw
 throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveballidiom
 throw someone off balanceidiom
 tie
 tie someone (up) in knotsidiom
 unbalance
 
 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Upsetting and destabilizing
 
 
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