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a puzzle
可数名词，指具体的谜题或智力游戏。
This crossword is a difficult puzzle.
这个填字游戏是一个难题。
智力游戏；谜题
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
智力游戏；谜题
A game, toy, or problem designed to be solved for enjoyment and to test one's mental ability, such as a jigsaw or crossword puzzle.
This crossword is a difficult puzzle.
这个填字游戏是一个难题。
因无法理解复杂问题而感到困惑或迷惑的状态；困惑,迷惑；(可数)常用于“困惑中”:这种情况的实例
The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in in a puzzle: an instance of this.
令人困惑但有解的问题
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
难以理解或弄清的复杂问题或事物；也指难以理解或弄清的人；谜
A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
考验智力的游戏
a game that tests your ingenuity
She spent the entire afternoon working on a jigsaw puzzle.
她整个下午都在拼拼图。
AI contextual example
The sudden disappearance of the cat remains a puzzle to the family.
猫的突然消失对这家人来说仍然是个谜。
AI contextual example
This crossword puzzle is too difficult for me.
这个填字游戏对我来说太难了。
AI contextual example
he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
他喜欢解国际象棋谜题
WordNet
可数名词，指具体的谜题或智力游戏。
This crossword is a difficult puzzle.
这个填字游戏是一个难题。
表示令人困惑的人或事物。
His behavior is a puzzle to me.
他的行为对我来说是个谜。
常用于具体的解谜活动。
She loves to solve jigsaw puzzles.
她喜欢解决拼图游戏。
比喻性用法，指解决复杂问题的一个因素。
This document is a key piece of the puzzle.
这份文件是解开谜团的关键部分。
Not this
I like puzzle very much.
Use this
I like puzzles very much.
puzzle作为可数名词，在表达喜欢谜题时应用复数形式puzzles，汉语中“谜”可泛指，但英语puzzle可数。
Not this
Can you answer this puzzle?
Use this
Can you solve this puzzle?
动词搭配错误：puzzle应用solve（解决）而非answer（回答），汉语“解谜”直译为answer会导致搭配不当。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拼图游戏
I spent the whole afternoon working on a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
我花了一整个下午拼一个1000块的拼图。
填字游戏
My grandfather enjoys doing the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every morning.
我爷爷喜欢每天早上做报纸上的填字游戏。
拼图块
I can't find the last puzzle piece under the sofa.
我找不到沙发下最后一块拼图了。
解谜
She loves the challenge of solving a complex puzzle.
她喜欢解决复杂谜题的挑战。
智力游戏
This app offers a variety of puzzle games for all ages.
这款应用提供各种适合所有年龄段的智力游戏。
拼图的一角；问题的一部分
This new data is an important piece of the puzzle.
这个新数据是解决问题的重要一环。
苦苦思索而得出；弄清楚
She managed to puzzle out the meaning of the coded message.
她设法弄清了那条编码信息的含义。
为……困惑；苦思
He spent the whole afternoon puzzling over the riddle.
他花了整个下午琢磨那个谜语。
这是一个被谜团包裹在神秘之中的谜题。
The detective described the case as 'a puzzle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery'.
侦探将这个案件描述为‘一个被谜团包裹在神秘之中的谜题’。
生活是一个谜题，享受拼凑它的过程。
She reminded herself that life is a puzzle and that each piece matters.
她提醒自己，生活是一个谜题，每一片都很重要。
Use puzzle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音似“趴着”，想象你趴在地上拼拼图，困惑但终能解开。
日常对话、智力游戏、难题讨论情境，多用于非正式场合，但正式场合也可使用。
Words like muzzle, guzzle, nuzzle rhyme with puzzle (/ˈpʌzəl/), all ending in /ʌzəl/. However, drizzle (/ˈdrɪzəl/) and nozzle (/ˈnɒzəl/) look similar but have different vowel sounds (/ɪ/ and /ɒ/ respectively).
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