| [/ˈpʌzl; ˋpʌzl/] n 用法:
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] questionthat is difficult to understand or answer; mystery 难题; 谜一般的事物:
Their reason for doing it is still a puzzle to me. 他们为什麽要做此事我仍莫名其妙. 用法:
2 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) problem or toy that is designed to test a person's knowledge, ingenuity, skill, etc 用以测验人的知识、 智力、 技巧等的问题或玩具; 谜:
crossword puzzles 纵横字谜 *
a jigsaw puzzle 拼图玩具 *
find the answer to/solve a puzzle 找到谜底[解开一个谜] *
set a puzzle for sb/set sb a puzzle 出个谜叫某人猜. puzzle 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] make (sb) think hard; perplex 让（某人）动脑筋; 使困惑:
Her reply puzzled me. 她的回答把我弄糊涂了. *
I am puzzled by his failure to reply/that he hasn't replied to my letter. 他不给我回信使我百思不解. *
He puzzled his brains (ie thought hard) to find the answer. 他绞尽脑汁以寻求答案. *
The sudden fall in the value of the dollar has puzzled financial experts. 美元突然贬值, 财经专家无不大伤脑筋. *
They are puzzled (about) what to do next/how to react. 他们不知道下一步怎麽办[如何作出反应]. 用法:
2 [Ipr] ~ over sth think deeply about sth in order to understand it 对某事物苦苦思索（以便理解）:
She's been puzzling over his strange letter for weeks. 她几个星期也琢磨不透他那封奇怪的来信. 用法:
3 [Tn.p] ~ sth out (try to) find the answer or solution to sth by thinking hard 开动脑筋（试图）找出某事物的答案或解决方法:
The teacher left the children to puzzle out the answer to the problem themselves. 老师让学生动脑筋自行寻找问题的答案. puzzled adj unable to understand; perplexed or confused 无法了解的; 困惑的; 茫然的:
She listened with a puzzled expression on her face. 她脸上带著困惑的表情在倾听著. |