puzzle

['pʌzl]

n.难题, 谜, 迷惑
vt.使为难, 使困惑
vi.苦思, 迷惑

例句与用法：

She listened with a puzzled expression on her face.

她脸上带著困惑的表情在倾听。

Her reply puzzled me.

她的回答把我弄糊涂了。

He stood there watching with puzzled despair.

他束手无策地站在那儿看着。

The question puzzled me.

这个问题把我难住了。

词形变化：

名词: puzzler | 动词过去式: puzzled | 动词过去分词: puzzled | 动词现在分词: puzzling | 动词第三人称单数: puzzles |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 使迷惑; 使为难, 使窘困[H]

What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.

令我百思不解的是他们为什么没有出现。

He looked a little puzzled.

他看上去有点困惑。

His recent behavior puzzles me.

他最近的行为使我迷惑不解。

2. 苦思而得出[(+out)]

I could not puzzle out her intentions.

我猜不出她的意图。

We finally puzzled out the meaning of the poem.

我们苦苦思索终于理解这首诗的意思。

vi.

1. 感到迷惑[(+at)]

I have been puzzling about this question for weeks now.

我对这个问题已冥思苦想了好几个星期。

2. 苦思, 冥思苦想[(+about/over/as to)]

n.

1. (游戏的)猜谜, 智力竞赛[C]

2. 难题, 谜, 难以理解之事[S1]

Her decision was a puzzle to him.

她的决定对他来说是个谜。

3. 困惑, 迷惑[S]

I'm in a puzzle as to how to cope with the new situation.

我不知道该如何应付这新局面。