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puzzle

释义

puzzle

noun countable

UK /ˈpʌz(ə)l/

Word Forms

singular	puzzle
plural	puzzles

1
usually singularsomeone or something that you cannot understand
puzzle to:
She was a puzzle to him.
Synonyms and related words
Mysteries, riddles and unknown things or people
mystery
riddle
uncertainty
2
a game consisting of many pieces that you have to fit together correctly
a jigsaw puzzle
Synonyms and related words
Quizzes, puzzles and guessing games
brain teaser
buzzer
charades
1. 2a
  a game consisting of a set of questions that you have to answer by thinking carefully
  a crossword puzzle
  Synonyms and related words
  Quizzes, puzzles and guessing games
  brain teaser
  buzzer
  charades

puzzle

noun countable

US /ˈpʌz(ə)l/

Word Forms

singular	puzzle
plural	puzzles

1
usually singularsomeone or something that you cannot understand
puzzle to:
She was a puzzle to him.
Synonyms and related words
Mysteries, riddles and unknown things or people
mystery
riddle
uncertainty
2
a game consisting of many pieces that you have to fit together correctly
a jigsaw puzzle
Synonyms and related words
Quizzes, puzzles and guessing games
brain teaser
charades
clue
1. 2a
  a game consisting of a set of questions that you have to answer by thinking carefully
  a crossword puzzle
  Synonyms and related words
  Quizzes, puzzles and guessing games
  brain teaser
  charades
  clue

puzzle

verb transitive

UK /ˈpʌz(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	puzzle
he/she/it	puzzles
present participle	puzzling
past tense	puzzled
past participle	puzzled

1
to make someone worry and think hard, by being difficult to understand
His behaviour that night puzzled me for a long time.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry
concern
tear apart

phrasal verbs

puzzle out

puzzle over

puzzle

verb transitive

US /ˈpʌz(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	puzzle
he/she/it	puzzles
present participle	puzzling
past tense	puzzled
past participle	puzzled

1
to make someone worry and think hard, by being difficult to understand
His behavior that night puzzled me for a long time.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry
concern
tear apart

phrasal verbs

puzzle out

puzzle over

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