puzzlepuz•zle /'pʌzl/

vt

1. 使困惑不解

• His words puzzled me completely. 他的话使我十分迷惑不解。

2. 使

• He puzzled his brain(s) to find the answer. 他苦思冥想寻求问题的答案。

vi

1. 迷惑

2. 苦思

• puzzle over a question 为解决问题而苦思

词组puzzle out 苦思而得

• puzzle out the meaning of a sentence 推敲出句中的含义