Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6964
puzzle
智力游戏；谜题
核心释义
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.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
令人困惑但有解的问题
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
- 3.
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.
- 4.
考验智力的游戏
a game that tests your ingenuity
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常用描述词修饰:需要努力完成或解决的游戏、玩具或问题,旨在消遣和/或测试智力
Often preceded by a descriptive word: a game or toy, or a problem, requiring some effort to complete or work out, which is intended as a pastime and/or to test one's mental ability.
难题；谜；费解的事物；难以捉摸的人；困惑；迷惑；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；令人困惑但有解的问题
用法In use
She spent the entire afternoon working on a jigsaw puzzle.
用法提示："puzzle" 作名词，指一种智力游戏，这里指拼图。
The sudden disappearance of the cat remains a puzzle to the family.
用法提示："puzzle" 作名词，指令人困惑的事物，即谜团。
This crossword puzzle is too difficult for me.
用法提示："puzzle" 作名词，指一种智力游戏，这里指填字游戏。
he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
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。
be a puzzle to sb
表示令人困惑的人或事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- jigsaw puzzle
- 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。
- crossword puzzle
- 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。
- puzzle piece
- 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。
- solve a puzzle
- 解谜
- She loves the challenge of solving a complex puzzle.她喜欢解决复杂谜题的挑战。
- puzzle game
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音似“趴着”，想象你趴在地上拼拼图，困惑但终能解开。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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