1.to be frustrated--He was frustrated in an attempt to win the project.He was never frustrated by (with)his poverty. 2.to be bewildered--I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the town.She is bewildered as to which one to buy. 3.to sever --to sever business connections.The two countries will sever diplomatic relations.Slight misunderstanding may sever lifelong friendship. 4.to fire up--to fire up the imagination,to fire up the opponents.She fires up at the least thing 5.to mark down--The store marked down all the merchandise for sale. 6.to make (take,pursue,undertake)a commitment to--The bank was reluctant to make a substantial commitment to supporting the currency.The paper now pursues a more sensitive commitment to modern issues. 7.to foster--Team sports foster a spirit of cooperation. 8.to prevent.....from--What can we do to prevent the disease from spreading? Nothing you do can prevent us from going. ◆Synonyms: Bewildered confused:unable to understand clearly what someone is saying or what is happening bewildered:totally confused puzzled:confused and unable to understand something bemused:looking as if you are confused perplexed:confused and worried by something that you do not understand at a loss:be confused and uncertain about what to do or say lost:to be completely confused by a complicated explanation e.g.Do you understand this instructions?No,I'm totally lost. Dismiss dismiss:to remove someone from their job (discharge somebody for/from) discharge:to officially allow a persona to go or send them away,especially after being ill in hospital or working in the army,navy etc. fire (American English):to force someone to leave their job sack(British English)(informal):to dismiss someone from their job lay off:to stop employing a worker,especially for a period in which there is not much work to do e.g.Mary was laid off for six months during the recession. remove:to force someone out of an important position or dismiss them from a job e.g.be removed from office被撤职 kick out (informal):to make someone leave or dismiss them1. to be frustrated -- He was frustrated in an attempt to win the project. He was never frustrated by (with) his poverty. 2. to be bewildered -- I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the town. She is bewildered as to which one to buy. 3. to sever -- to sever business connections . The two countries will sever diplomatic relations. Slight misunderstanding may sever lifelong friendship. 4. to fire up -- to fire up the imagination, to fire up the opponents. She fires up at the least thing. 5. to mark down -- The store marked down all the merchandise for sale. 6. to make (take, pursue, undertake) a commitment to -- The bank was reluctant to make a substantial commitment to supporting the currency. The paper now pursues a more sensitive commitment to modern issues. 7. to foster -- Team sports foster a spirit of cooperation. 8. to prevent…..from -- What can we do to prevent the disease from spreading？ Nothing you do can prevent us from going. ‹ Synonyms: Bewildered confused: unable to understand clearly what someone is saying or what is happening bewildered: totally confused puzzled: confused and unable to understand something bemused: looking as if you are confused perplexed: confused and worried by something that you do not understand at a loss: be confused and uncertain about what to do or say lost: to be completely confused by a complicated explanation e.g. Do you understand this instructions? No, I’m totally lost. Dismiss dismiss: to remove someone from their job (discharge somebody for/from) discharge: to officially allow a persona to go or send them away, especially after being ill in hospital or working in the army, navy etc. fire (American English): to force someone to leave their job sack (British English) (informal): to dismiss someone from their job lay off: to stop employing a worker, especially for a period in which there is not much work to do e.g. Mary was laid off for six months during the recession. remove: to force someone out of an important position or dismiss them from a job e.g. be removed from office 被撤职 kick out (informal):to make someone leave or dismiss them