新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

puzzle

英  [ˈpʌzəl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • puzzles

    1[C 可数名词] 智力问题(游戏或玩具)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    a word puzzle.

    一条字谜。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 谜一样的人或事物

    You can describe a person or thing that is hard to understand as a puzzle.

    近义词

    mystery

    双语例句

    例:

    The rise in accidents remains a puzzle.

    事故的增多仍是个谜。

    VERB. 动词
  • puzzles , puzzling , puzzled

    1[T 及物动词] 使…迷惑不解

    If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused.

    双语例句

    例:

    My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.

    我的妹妹总让我迷惑,令我焦虑。

    2[I 不及物动词] 对…苦苦思索

    If you puzzle over something, you try hard to think of the answer to it or the explanation for it.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    排演莎士比亚戏剧时,我苦苦思索他诗歌和散文中的复杂难懂之处。