英语词汇“puzzlements”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

puzzle¹ /puzˈl/

transitive verb

To perplex

To bewilder

To cause difficulty in solving or understanding to

To set a problem that causes difficulty to

To entangle, complicate

To solve by systematic or assiduous thinking (with out)

intransitive verb

To be bewildered

To work hard at solving something

To search about

noun

Bewilderment

Perplexity

Anything that puzzles

A problem

A riddle or a toy designed to test skill or ingenuity

ORIGIN: Origin obscure

puzzˈledom noun (rare)

Bewilderment

puzzˈlement noun

The state of being puzzled

puzzˈler noun

puzzˈling adjective

puzzˈlingly adverb

puzzˈle-head noun

Someone who is puzzle-headed

puzzˈle-headed adjective

Having one's head full of confused notions

puzzˈle-headˈedness noun

puzzˈle-monkey noun

A monkey puzzle

puzzˈle-peg noun

A piece of wood fastened under a dog's jaw so as to keep the dog's nose off the ground

puzzle-prize book noun

A book containing a puzzle, the successful solver of which is rewarded with a prize

puzzle1 /puzˈl/