puzzle sb
puzzle 后接人作宾语,表示使某人感到困惑。
His strange behaviour puzzled everyone.
他奇怪的行为让所有人都感到困惑。
使困惑;使迷惑;难住
puzzling — present participle of puzzle
感到困惑;冥思苦想;琢磨出;解决;想明白;困惑地寻找;茫然地搜寻;使(自己或他人,或他们的思维等)因无法理解复杂问题而感到困惑或迷惑;使困惑,使迷惑,使费解;用(大脑或思维)尝试解决复杂问题;也指尝试解决(复杂问题)
to make someone feel confused or unable to understand something
使(自己或他人,或他们的思维等)因无法理解复杂问题而感到困惑或迷惑;使困惑,使迷惑,使费解
To cause (oneself or someone, or their mind, etc.) to feel confused or mystified because they cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; to confuse, to mystify, to perplex.
用(大脑或思维)尝试解决复杂问题;也指尝试解决(复杂问题)
To use (one's brain or mind) to try to work out a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; also, to try to work out (a complicated matter, a problem, etc.).
常跟“关于”、“在”、“在上面”后:因无法理解复杂问题而感到困惑或迷惑
Often followed by about, over, or upon: to feel confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.
使困惑
be a mystery or bewildering to
常跟“关于”、“在”、“在上面”后:困惑地深入思考以尝试解决复杂问题
Often followed by about, over, or or upon: to think deeply in bewilderment to try to work out a complicated matter, a problem, etc.
以困惑或迷惑的方式搜索
To search in a confused or mystified manner.
跟“通过”后:通过处理混乱或困难的问题来解决复杂问题
Followed by through: to solve a complicated matter, a problem, etc., by working through confusing or difficult matters.
一般现在时
He puzzles over the problem every day.
他每天都为这个问题感到困惑。
一般过去时
Yesterday, she puzzled over the crossword.
昨天她对着填字游戏感到困惑。
现在完成时
I have puzzled over this for hours.
我已经为这个困惑了好几个小时。
规则动词:puzzle的过去式和过去分词均为puzzled,现在分词为puzzling。
This math problem puzzles me.
这个数学题让我困惑。
用法提示:puzzles作为动词的第三人称单数形式,表示‘使困惑’
The sudden change in his behavior puzzled everyone.
他行为的突然变化让每个人都感到困惑。
用法提示:puzzled作为动词的过去式,表示‘使困惑’
The detective is puzzling over the mysterious clues.
侦探正在为神秘的线索而困惑。
用法提示:puzzling作为动词的现在分词形式,与be动词构成进行时,表示‘使困惑’
puzzle 后接人作宾语,表示使某人感到困惑。
His strange behaviour puzzled everyone.
他奇怪的行为让所有人都感到困惑。
puzzle over 也可说 puzzle about,意思相近。
She puzzled over the difficult question for hours.
她为这个难题冥思苦想了好几个小时。
puzzle out 强调经过思考后弄清楚或解决问题。
I finally puzzled out the answer.
我终于想出了答案。
最常用、语气最弱;宾语常为人或人的思维。
强调完全无法解释或理解,语气比 confuse 强。
较正式,常带有因困惑而焦虑的意味。
强调神秘、令人惊奇,让人摸不着头脑。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am puzzle about this math problem.
正确表达I am puzzled about this math problem.
be 动词后不能直接跟动词原形 puzzle,要用形容词化的过去分词 puzzled,表示“感到困惑的”。汉语没有词形变化,容易把“使困惑”的动词原形直接放在 be 后,但英语中“人 + be + puzzled + about sth”才是固定结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子The difficult question puzzles to me.
正确表达The difficult question puzzles me.
puzzle 作“使困惑”讲时是及物动词,后面直接跟感到困惑的人或思维作宾语,不能加介词 to。汉语“这个问题使我困惑”没有介词,英语也一样用 puzzle + 宾语,所以应去掉 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子The question is very puzzled.
正确表达The question is very puzzling.
puzzling 是现在分词演变的形容词,表示“令人困惑的”,用来描述引起困惑的事物;puzzled 是过去分词演变的形容词,表示“感到困惑的”,用来描述人的感受。汉语“这个问题很困惑”中“困惑”可指物也可指人,直译时容易把 puzzled 用在物上,但英语中物作主语要用 puzzling。
对应该词“使困惑、使迷惑”的动词义项,反义是使问题或事情变得清楚;clarify 侧重把复杂或含混之处解释明白。
针对同一义项,enlighten 强调使人从困惑或误解中醒悟;与“琢磨出、解决”这一义项不构成反义。
puzzle 指因难题而冥思苦想、想弄明白;confuse 更侧重思绪被打乱、一时分不清,不一定要去解决。
puzzle 语气较中性,常伴有主动思考;baffle 语气更强,指被完全难住、毫无头绪。
perplex 比 puzzle 正式,常用于书面语,侧重因矛盾或复杂情况而困惑不安;puzzle 更日常口语化。
对……冥思苦想;为……绞尽脑汁
She puzzled over the mystery for days before finding the answer.
她对这个谜团苦思了好几天才找到答案。
琢磨出;弄清楚
It took the detective a long time to puzzle out the truth.
侦探花了很长时间才弄清楚真相。
让专家们困惑不解
The results puzzled the experts, who had expected a different outcome.
这些结果让专家们困惑不解,他们原本预期的是不同的结果。
与puzzle相关,因为困惑或难题最终需要找到解决办法。
mystery常让人感到困惑,像puzzle一样需要动脑去弄清。
riddle是一种具体形式的puzzle,需要思考才能破解。
解决puzzle时常需运用logic进行推理和分析。
面对困难问题时,brainstorm是尝试解决puzzle的常见方式。
苦苦思索;冥思苦想
She puzzled over the strange message for hours.
她对着那条奇怪的消息苦思了几个小时。
琢磨出;设法弄明白
It took me a while to puzzle out the answer to the riddle.
我花了一会儿才琢磨出这个谜语的答案。
绞尽脑汁;冥思苦想
He puzzled his brains to remember the password.
他绞尽脑汁想回忆起那个密码。
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