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puzzles

UK //ˈpʌz.əlz//US //ˈpʌz.əlz//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:riddles, brainteasers, enigmas

verb

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。)

同义词:confuse, bewilder, perplex

常见短语

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。)