
好词典

源自中古英语poselen(使困惑),可能来自古法语*poser(使困惑),与拉丁语pausare(停止,使停顿)有关。
❶ 指需要动脑筋解决的难题或游戏,如拼图、填字游戏等,常用来娱乐或锻炼思维能力。
“She enjoys solving crossword puzzles in her free time.”
(她喜欢在空闲时间解填字游戏。)
“The children were busy putting together a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.”
(孩子们正忙着拼一幅1000块的拼图。)
❶ 使困惑或难以理解,指某事让人感到迷惑或无法解释清楚。
“His strange behavior puzzles everyone in the office.”
(他奇怪的行为让办公室里的每个人都感到困惑。)
“The disappearance of the ancient civilization still puzzles historians.”
(这个古代文明的消失至今仍让历史学家感到费解。)
puzzle out — 指通过仔细思考或分析来解决某个难题或理解复杂的事情。
“It took me hours to puzzle out the solution to this math problem.”
(我花了几个小时才解出这道数学题的答案。)
puzzle over — 表示长时间思考或琢磨某事,通常因为难以理解或解决。
“She's been puzzling over the mysterious letter all morning.”
(她整个早上都在琢磨那封神秘的信。)