puzzle

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puzzle 作为名词指令人困惑的难题或谜题,作为动词表示使某人感到困惑或难以理解。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为动词时,常用 'puzzle over' 表示苦思冥想,'puzzle out' 表示解决难题;作为名词时,常用 'solve a puzzle' 表示解决谜题。

• puzzle over a problem
• puzzle out the answer
• solve a puzzle

介词用法

动词形式常与 'over' 连用表示思考某事,与 'about' 连用表示对某事感到困惑;名词形式可搭配 'of' 表示谜题的类型。

• puzzle over the details
• puzzle about the result
• a puzzle of logic

语域说明

puzzle 在口语和书面语中均常用,名词形式多用于日常和娱乐场景,动词形式在正式和非正式语境中都可使用。

• daily conversation
• academic writing
• business reports

基础例句

I spent hours trying to solve that crossword puzzle.

我花了几个小时试图解开那个填字游戏。

Her strange behavior puzzles me; I can't figure out what's wrong.

她奇怪的行为让我困惑,我搞不清楚哪里出了问题。

The children were happily working on a jigsaw puzzle together.

孩子们正开心地一起拼图。

Why he left without saying goodbye is still a puzzle to us.

他为什么不告而别,对我们来说仍然是个谜。

高级例句

The researchers are puzzled by the unexpected results of the experiment.

研究人员对实验的意外结果感到困惑。

Solving this mathematical puzzle requires advanced analytical skills.

解决这个数学难题需要高级的分析能力。

The sudden drop in sales figures has puzzled the management team.

销售额的突然下降让管理团队感到不解。

In cognitive psychology, puzzles are often used to study problem-solving processes.

在认知心理学中,谜题常被用来研究问题解决过程。

高频搭配

verb

solve a puzzlecomplete a puzzlework on a puzzlefigure out a puzzle

adjective

difficult puzzlecomplex puzzlesimple puzzlechallenging puzzleinteresting puzzle

noun

jigsaw puzzlecrossword puzzlelogic puzzleword puzzlemath puzzle

adverb

deeply puzzledcompletely puzzledstill puzzledeasily puzzled

preposition

puzzle overpuzzle aboutpuzzle ofpuzzle for

phrase

be a puzzle to someoneput the puzzle togetherremain a puzzlepuzzle one's brain

常见错误

❌ 错误:I puzzle why he did that.
✓ 正确:I am puzzled why he did that.

错误:直接使用 'puzzle' 作为动词时,通常需要宾语或特定结构,如 'puzzle someone'。正确:应使用被动形式 'am puzzled' 表示感到困惑。

❌ 错误:This is a puzzle question.
✓ 正确:This is a puzzling question.

错误:'puzzle' 作为名词修饰 'question' 不自然。正确:使用形容词 'puzzling' 表示令人困惑的问题。

近义词辨析

confuse

confuse 强调使思维混乱或误解,而 puzzle 更侧重于因复杂或难以理解而感到困惑,常涉及智力挑战。

The instructions confused me (可能因表述不清), but the math problem puzzled me (因题目本身难解).

mystery

mystery 作为名词指神秘或未解之事,带有超自然或悬念色彩;puzzle 作为名词更指具体的难题或谜题,常可解决。

The disappearance is a mystery (可能无法解释), but the code is a puzzle (可以破解).