puzzle

1. V-T If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. 使…迷惑不解

My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety. 我的妹妹常会让我不解，使我焦虑。

2. puzzlingADJ 令人迷惑不解的

His letter poses a number of puzzling questions. 他的信中提出了几个令人迷惑不解的问题。

3. V-I 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

In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose. 排演莎士比亚戏剧时，我苦苦地思索着他诗歌和散文中的复杂难懂之处。

4. N-COUNT A puzzle is a question, game, or toy that you have to think about carefully in order to answer it correctly or put it together properly. 智力问题 (或游戏、玩具)[oft supp N]

...a word puzzle. …一条字谜。

5. →see also crossword , jigsaw

6. N-SING You can describe a person or thing that is hard to understand as a puzzle. 谜一样的人或事物['a' N]

The rise in accidents remains a puzzle. 事故的增多仍是个谜。