puzzle

puzzle
verb
  1. [with obj.] cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand or make sense of something
    使迷惑；使为难，使窘困
    one remark he made puzzled me.
    他说的一句话使我迷惑不解。
    [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。
    ■[no obj.]think hard about something because one cannot understand or explain it
    （因迷惑而）苦思；冥思苦想
    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。
    ■(puzzle something out)solve or understand something by thinking hard
    （通过苦苦思索）解决（或弄清楚），理出头绪
noun
  1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge
    测验智力（或知识）的游戏（或玩具，问题）
    ■short for jigsaw puzzle. (see jigsaw)
    jigsaw puzzle的简称。 （见 jigsaw）
    ■[usu. in sing.]a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma
    令人费解的人（或事）；难题；谜
    the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle.
    这首诗的含义一直是个谜。
派生
puzzlement
noun
puzzlingly
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin
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