puzzle
[`p?zl; ˋp?zl]
可数名词
1 [用单数]困惑,迷惑in a ~感到为难 [困惑]
2 [用单数]使人困惑的人[东西]; (尤指) 难题It is a ~ to me how he did it.我不清楚他怎么做的
3 [常构成复合字]谜→ crossword puzzle,jigsaw puzzle.
及物动词
1 使<人>困窘,使…迷惑,使…困惑,使…苦恼Her long silence ~d me.她长时间的沉默使我困惑
2
a. [为…事而] 伤 <脑筋> ,绞尽 <脑汁> ,使<心>苦恼[about, over]I ~d my brains about [over] the answer.我为思索答案而绞尽脑汁
b. [~ oneself][因…事而]苦恼[about, over]不及物动词[对…事]伤脑筋,困惑[over]; [为…而]绞尽脑汁[about]He ~d over the problem quite a while.他为那个问题伤了好一会儿脑筋puzzle out解开,研究出; 判断I succeeded in puzzling out the mystery.我成功地解开了那个谜