puzzling

英 [ˈpʌzlɪŋ]

美 [ˈpʌzlɪŋ]

v.  迷惑; 使困惑
puzzle的现在分词

现在分词：puzzling　

TOEFL

BNC.13872 / COCA.13539

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使迷惑；使困惑
  If somethingpuzzlesyou, you do not understand it and feel confused.
  1. My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
     我妹妹总让我捉摸不透，弄得我焦虑不安。
• VERB 对…苦苦思索；因…大伤脑筋
  If youpuzzle oversomething, you try hard to think of the answer to it or the explanation for it.
  1. In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose.
     在排演莎士比亚的戏剧时，其中诗句和散文的复杂让我大伤脑筋。
• See also:...a word puzzle.crossword
• N-SING 令人费解的人；令人困惑的事物
  You can describe a person or thing that is hard to understand asa puzzle.
  1. Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists...
     “旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在。
  2. She was a puzzle.
     她是个谜。

英英释义

adj

• lacking clarity of meaning
  1. sent confusing signals to Iraq
  2. perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
  3. a puzzling statement
  Synonym:confusingperplexing
• not clear to the understanding
  1. I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
  2. prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
  Synonym:enigmaticenigmatical

双语例句

• Sent confusing signals to Iraq; perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it; a puzzling statement.
  给了伊拉克一个模糊的信号；对对此一无所知的人而言是费解的；令人费解的声明。
• These problems are very puzzling.
  这些问题很令人迷惑。
• This is puzzling as well as interesting for many scientists.
  这对许多科学家来说既令人费解又很有趣。
• I have been puzzling my brains about this question for weeks now.
  对这个问题我已经苦苦思索了几个星期了。
• MS cook's version of the affair solves many of the story's puzzling inconsistencies.
  库克女士对事件的叙述解答了报道中许多令人困惑的矛盾事情。
• These were nice questions, but Isabel's arrival put a stop to his puzzling over them.
  这是一些棘手的问题，但伊莎贝尔的到来使他结束了这种左右为难的局面。
• This whole business is very puzzling.
  这件事从头到尾都很让人费解。
• His very last paintings are perhaps the most puzzling
  他去世前的最后一批画作也许是最让人困惑的。
• The thing I find most puzzling is that he never mentions his family.
  让我觉得奇怪最的是他从不提家里的事。
• If you pin people down, they will tell you some puzzling things about stress.
  如果非让他们说的话，人们会告诉你一些有关压力的令人费解的事情。