Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense puzzles, present participle puzzling, past tense, past participle puzzled
1VERB 使迷惑;使困惑 If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. 使迷惑;使困惑
My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety. [VERB noun]
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。
2VERB 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. 对…苦苦思索;因…大伤脑筋
In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose. [VERB + about]
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。
3N-COUNT 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. 难题;智力问题(或游戏、玩具);谜