Puzzle Understand Difficult Verb N Puzzling Hard Answer
The flashcard defines "puzzle" in multiple ways: as a verb meaning to confuse or to think hard about something, and as a noun referring to a game, toy, or anything difficult to understand.
The flashcard defines "puzzle" in multiple ways: as a verb meaning to confuse or to think hard about something, and as a noun referring to a game, toy, or anything difficult to understand.
[VERB 动词]使迷惑；使困惑 If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused.
[V n]
My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
我妹妹总让我捉摸不透，弄得我焦虑不安。
puzzling
His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.
他的信中提出了许多令人困惑的问题。
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[VERB 动词]对…苦苦思索；因…大伤脑筋 If you puzzle over something, you try hard to think of the answer to it or the explanation for it.
[V over/about n]
In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose.
在排演莎士比亚的戏剧时，其中诗句和散文的复杂让我大伤脑筋。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
crossword
；难题；智力问题（或游戏、玩具）；谜 A puzzle is a question, game, or toy which you have to think about carefully in order to answer it correctly or put it together properly.
[oft supp N]
...a word puzzle.
字谜
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[N-SING 单数名词]令人费解的人；令人困惑的事物 You can describe a person or thing that is hard to understand as a puzzle .
[a N]
Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists...
“旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在。
She was a puzzle.
她是个谜。
相关词组：
puzzle out
Oxford
puz·zle/ˈpʌzl; NAmEˈpʌzl/
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puzzlepuzzlespuzzledpuzzlingnoun _puzzles_comp.jpg _crossword.jpg 1a game, etc. that you have to think about carefully in order to answer it or do it 谜；智力游戏◆a crossword puzzle纵横字谜◆a book of puzzles for children儿童谜语书2( especially NAmE) =
jigsaw
(1 )3[usually singular ]something that is difficult to understand or explain 不解之谜；疑问SYN
mystery
verbpuzzlesb to make sb feel confused because they do not understand sth 迷惑；使困惑SYN
baffle
◆What puzzles me is why he left the country without telling anyone.令我不解的是，他为什么悄悄地离开了这个国家。▶puz·zling/ˈpʌzlɪŋ; NAmEˈpʌzlɪŋ/adjective◆one of the most puzzling aspects of the crime这桩罪案最费解的一面PHRASAL VERBSˈpuzzle over/about sthto think hard about sth in order to understand or explain it 苦苦思索；仔细琢磨ˌpuzzle sth↔ˈoutto find the answer to a difficult or confusing problem by thinking carefully 琢磨出…的答案SYNwork outpuzzlewhy, what, etc… ◆He was trying to puzzle out why he had been brought to the house.他想弄明白自己为何被带到这所房子。puz·zle/ˈpʌzl; NAmEˈpʌzl/puz·zling/ˈpʌzlɪŋ; NAmEˈpʌzlɪŋ/
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puzzle1 noun
puzzle2 verb
puzzlepuz‧zle1 /ˈpʌzəl/ ●●●S3 noun [countable]
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1a game or toy that has a lot of pieces that you have to fit together → jigsaw: a child’s wooden puzzle2a game in which you have to think hard to solve a difficult question or problem: a crossword puzzle3[usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or explainpuzzle of the puzzle of how the sun works The meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle. He thought he had solved the puzzle.4piece of the puzzle a piece of information that helps you to understand part of a difficult question, mystery etc
puzzle1 noun
puzzle2 verb
puzzlepuzzle2 ●●○ verb [transitive]
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to confuse someone or make them feel slightly anxious because they do not understand something: a question that continues to puzzle scientists He was puzzled by the reactions to his remark. What puzzles me is why his books are so popular.puzzle out phrasal verbto solve a confusing or difficult problem by thinking about it carefully: He lay looking at the ceiling, trying to puzzle things out.puzzle over phrasal verbto think for a long time about something because you cannot understand or solve it: The class puzzled over a poem by Shakespeare.