[`p?zl; ˋp?zl]
可數名詞
1 [用單數]困惑,迷惑in a ~感到為難 [困惑]
2 [用單數]使人困惑的人[東西]; (尤指) 難題It is a ~ to me how he did it.我不清楚他怎麽做的
3 [常構成復合字]謎→ crossword puzzle,jigsaw puzzle.
及物動詞
1 使<人>困窘,使…迷惑,使…困惑,使…苦惱Her long silence ~d me.她長時間的沈默使我困惑
2
a. [為…事而] 傷 <腦筋> ,絞盡 <腦汁> ,使<心>苦惱[about, over]I ~d my brains about [over] the answer.我為思索答案而絞盡腦汁
b. [~ oneself][因…事而]苦惱[about, over]不及物動詞[對…事]傷腦筋,困惑[over]; [為…而]絞盡腦汁[about]He ~d over the problem quite a while.他為那個問題傷了好壹會兒腦筋puzzle out解開,研究出; 判斷I succeeded in puzzling out the mystery.我成功地解開了那個謎