puzzle

['pʌzl]

n.难题, 谜, 迷惑
vt.使为难, 使困惑
vi.苦思, 迷惑

vt.

1. 使迷惑; 使为难, 使窘困[H]

What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.

令我百思不解的是他们为什么没有出现。

He looked a little puzzled.

他看上去有点困惑。

His recent behavior puzzles me.

他最近的行为使我迷惑不解。

2. 苦思而得出[(+out)]

I could not puzzle out her intentions.

我猜不出她的意图。

We finally puzzled out the meaning of the poem.

我们苦苦思索终于理解这首诗的意思。

vi.

1. 感到迷惑[(+at)]

I have been puzzling about this question for weeks now.

我对这个问题已冥思苦想了好几个星期。

2. 苦思, 冥思苦想[(+about/over/as to)]

n.

1. (游戏的)猜谜, 智力竞赛[C]

2. 难题, 谜, 难以理解之事[S1]

Her decision was a puzzle to him.

她的决定对他来说是个谜。

3. 困惑, 迷惑[S]

I'm in a puzzle as to how to cope with the new situation.

我不知道该如何应付这新局面。

词形变化

名词: puzzler | 动词过去式: puzzled | 动词过去分词: puzzled | 动词现在分词: puzzling | 动词第三人称单数: puzzles |

词义辨析

同义:

n.困惑, 迷惑

perplexity  quandary  dilemma  confusion  mystery  enigma  problem  

同义参见:

knot  unknown  addle  bewilder  stump  confuse  confound  baffle  riddle  perplex  paradox  mystify  muddy  

英英释义

名词 puzzle:

a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

同义词：puzzler, mystifier, teaser

a toy that tests your ingenuity

动词 puzzle:

be a mystery or bewildering to

同义词：perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

补充

puzzlepuzzle英:[ˈpʌzl] 美:[ˈpʌzəl]vt.1.使迷惑, 使难解The letter puzzled me.这封信使我迷惑不解。vt. & vi.1.为难, 伤脑筋, 苦思The spelling of English is often puzzling.英语的拼写法常常使人伤脑筋。He puzzled his brains to find an answer.他冥思苦想寻求答案。n.1.智力测验, 智力玩具, 谜He shows a great interest in crossword puzzles.他对填字游戏表现出很大兴趣。2.难题; 令人费解的事[人]; 谜一般的事物Their reason for doing it is still a puzzle to me.他们为什么干那件事仍然让我费解。

例句

1. The origin of life is still a puzzle to scientists.生命的起源在科学家看来依然是难解之谜。 2. The find left archaeologists with a puzzle.这个发现给考古学家留下了一个谜团。 3. 'Women are a puzzle,' he said.他说：“女人是个谜”。 4. He enjoyed doing puzzles involving numbers.他喜欢做数字方面的智力游戏。 5. This is a word puzzle with a difference.这是个不大一样的字谜游戏。 6. She bought a book of puzzles, mazes and word searches.她买了一本包括谜题、迷宫和字谜游戏的书。 7. The Jigsaw Company makes puzzles of fiendish ingenuity.拼图公司制造了精巧复杂的拼图。 8. With this discovery, the final piece of the puzzle fell into place.随着这个发现, 难题最终迎刃而解。 9. There was one sentence which puzzled me deeply.有一句话让我深感不解。 10. The question had puzzled me for years.这个问题让我多年来不得其解。 11. My sister puzzles me.我姐姐总让我猜不透。 12. Everyone is puzzling as to what that means.大家对它的意思都感到不解。 13. I am puzzled by his failure to reply.他不给我回信使我感到困惑。 14. I've been puzzling over all the figures, trying to find what happened to the missing money.我一直在反复琢磨这些数字，力图找出少了钱的原因。 15. We are puzzling about the easiest way to cross the mountains.我们在苦思越过这座山的最佳路径。 16. one remark he made puzzled me.他说的一句话使我迷惑不解。 17. [as adj. puzzling]that was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair.这是整个事情最令人迷惑之处。 18. she was still puzzling over this problem when she reached the office.她来到办公室时还在思考这个问题。 19. the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle.这首诗的含义一直是个谜。 20. The reasons for his actions have remained a puzzle to historians.他为什么采取这些行动，历史学家对此一直大惑不解。 21. a crossword/jigsaw puzzle纵横字谜；拼图游戏 22. Her strange illness puzzled all the experts.她的怪病令所有专家感到困惑。 23. to puzzle over a mathematical problem苦思一道数学题 24. The letter was in Italian and it took us an hour to puzzle out what it said.那封信是用意大利文写的，我们琢磨了一个小时才知道它说些什么。 25. "a book of puns, riddles, and puzzles"一本关于双关语、谜语和智力测验的书 26. "The restaurant is trying to attract more customers, and the new menu is an important piece of the puzzle. [=an important part of what is being done]"饭馆正试图招徕更多的顾客，而新菜单是关键。 27. "Researchers are close to finding a solution, but they haven't found the final pieces of the puzzle."研究者马上就要找到解决方案了，但还有最后一道难关。 28. The cause of the explosion was a puzzle. [=no one knew what caused the explosion]爆炸的原因是个谜。 29. His strange behavior is a puzzle to his friends. [=his friends don't understand the reason for his strange behavior]他的怪异行为让朋友们大惑不解。 30. The question puzzled me. [=I did not know the answer to the question]这个问题令我困惑。 31. The cause of the accident has puzzled investigators.调查者对事故发生的原因感到不解。 32. I was puzzled by his behavior. [=I did not understand the reason for his behavior]他的行为让我难以理解。 33. She puzzled out the meaning of the strange phrase.经过认真思考，她弄清楚了这个奇怪短语的意思。 34. He's been puzzling over whether to buy a new car.他一直在考虑要不要买部新车。 35. We puzzled over the best arrangement for the furniture.关于家具的最佳摆放位置我们考虑了许久。