puzzle
['pʌz.l] noun
ADVANCED only singular
■a situation which is difficult to understand 令人费解的情况；难题；谜•Scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle for years.多年来科学家们一直试图解开这个谜。 ADVANCED countable
■a game or toy in which you have to fit separate pieces together, or a problem or question which you have to answer by using your skill or knowledge 测验智力的游戏（或玩具）•a jigsaw puzzle智力拼图玩具 •a crossword puzzle纵横字谜 •a puzzle book谜语书
['pʌz.l] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition transitive
■to cause someone to feel confused and slightly worried because they cannot understand something, or to think hard about something in order to understand it （使）感到迷惑；（使）感到为难，（使）感到困窘•The findings of the survey puzzle me - they're not at all what I would have expected.调查的结果使我感到迷惑——它们根本不像我原本预料的那样。 •[+ question word] It puzzles me wh y she said that.我想不通她为甚么那么说。 •Management are still puzzling about/over how the accident could have happened.管理部门仍然对事故发生的原因感到迷惑不解。
['pʌz.l] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] puzzle sth out
■to discover or understand something by thinking hard about it 苦苦思索弄清楚•[+ question word] I still can't puzzle out how I managed to spend so much money last month.我现在仍想不明白上个月怎么花了那么多钱。
['pʌz.l] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition transitive
Phrasal Verbs puzzle over sth
■to try to solve a problem or understand a situation by thinking carefully about it 为…绞尽脑汁，苦思冥想•Scientists are puzzling over the results of the research on the drug.科学家们在仔细思考这种药的研究结果。 |