puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  V-T If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. 使…迷惑不解

  例：

  My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.

  我的妹妹常会让我不解，使我焦虑。

• 2. 

  puzzling ADJ 令人迷惑不解的

  例：

  His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.

  他的信中提出了几个令人迷惑不解的问题。

• 3. 

  V-I If you puzzle over something, you try hard to think of the answer to it or the explanation for it. 对…苦苦思索

  例：

  In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose.

  排演莎士比亚戏剧时，我苦苦地思索着他诗歌和散文中的复杂难懂之处。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A puzzle is a question, game, or toy that you have to think about carefully in order to answer it correctly or put it together properly. 智力问题 (或游戏、玩具) [oft supp N]

  例：

  ...a word puzzle.

  …一条字谜。

• 5. 

  → see also crossword, jigsaw

• 6. 

  N-SING You can describe a person or thing that is hard to understand as a puzzle. 谜一样的人或事物 ['a' N]

  例：

  The rise in accidents remains a puzzle.

  事故的增多仍是个谜。