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puzzle verb
⇨ confusepuzzle noun
⇨ mystery confuse verb confuse ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ bewilder ♦︎ baffle ♦︎ mystify ♦︎ perplex ♦︎ defeat ♦︎ stump ♦︎ beatThese are all words that can be used when you cannot understand or explain sth. 这些词均表示使迷惑、使困惑、使糊涂。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It puzzles / baffles / beats me how / why...◆It puzzles / baffles me that...◆What puzzles / baffles / mystifies / beats me is...■ confuse [transitive] to make sb feel that they do not understand sth and so cannot think clearly about it 使糊涂；使迷惑◆These instructions confused everyone.这些说明让每个人都感到糊涂。◆Doctors love to confuse us with obscure Latin names and terms.医生爱用晦涩的拉丁名和术语迷惑我们。■ puzzle [transitive](of a question or strange fact or behaviour) to be too difficult or strange for sb to answer or understand （问题、奇怪的事或行为）迷惑，使困惑◆This question has puzzled scientists for decades.这个问题已经困惑科学家数十载。◆What puzzles me is why he left without telling anyone.令我不解的是他为什么没有告诉任何人就离开了。■ bewilder / /bɪˈwɪldə(r)/ / [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to confuse and worry sb because they do not know what is happening or do not know what to do 使迷惑；使困扰；使不知所措◆His complete lack of interest in money bewilders his family.他对金钱完全没有兴趣，他的家人觉得很不解。■ baffle [transitive] to puzzle you very much 使大为困惑；难住◆Scientists are baffled as to why so many young people are affected.科学家对为什么会有这么多年轻人受影响大惑不解。■ mystify / /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to puzzle you very much 使大为困惑；难住◆The popularity of the programme mystifies me.这个节目受欢迎让我很不解。■ perplex /pəˈpleks; NAmE pərˈpleks/ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to puzzle you very much, especially in a way that makes you feel slightly worried 使大为困惑，难住（尤指令人感到有些担忧）◆That is a question which has perplexed philosophers.那是一个令哲学家感到困惑的问题。NOTE 辨析 Confuse, puzzle, bewilder, baffle, mystify or perplex?When sth confuses you, it is difficult for you to think clearly and you are not sure what to say or do. With bewilder or perplex there is a sense of being upset or worried as well as being unable to understand. Something puzzles you when you don't know why it has happened or don't know what the answer is. Baffle and mystify are stronger words than puzzle; they suggest that you can't explain or understand sth at all. * confuse指令人茫然、不知如何是好。bewilder或perplex指令人不解，并且焦虑不安。puzzle指事情起因或问题答案不清楚而产生困惑。baffle和mystify比puzzle语气更强，指事物完全无法解释或理解而令人困扰。■ defeat [transitive] (rather formal) to be too difficult for sb to understand or answer 使难以理解；难住◆The instruction manual completely defeated me.这份操作指南我完全看不懂。◆Question 6 defeated us.第6题难住了我们。■ stump [transitive, usually passive] (informal) to ask sb a question that is too difficult for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve 难住；难倒◆At first I was stumped by the question.起初我被这个问题难住了。◆I'm stumped. I don't know how they got here before us.我搞不懂了，不明白他们怎么比我们来得还早。■ beat (beat, beaten) [transitive] (informal, spoken) to be sth that you cannot understand or explain or do not know 难住；难倒◆It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it.我弄不懂他为什么这样做。◆'Where's she gone?' 'Beats me.'“她去哪儿了？”“你问倒我了。” mystery noun mystery ♦︎ problem ♦︎ paradox ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ enigma ♦︎ secretThese are all words for sth that is difficult to understand or explain. 这些词均表示神秘的事物、不可理解之事、不解之谜。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a mystery / paradox / puzzle about sth◆a mystery / puzzle / enigma to sb◆a great mystery / problem / paradox / puzzle / enigma◆to solve a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explain a mystery / a problem / a paradox / the secrets of sth◆to remain a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explore the mysteries / problem / secrets of sth◆something of a mystery / a paradox / a puzzle / an enigma■ mystery / /ˈmɪstri/ / [countable] something that is difficult to understand or explain; a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them/it 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；不解之谜；陌生而有趣的人（或事物）◆The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。◆It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我完全无法理解他们为什么选了他。◆He's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。ⓘ Mystery is often used like an adjective before another noun to describe sb/sth that is unknown, strange or unexplained. * mystery常像形容词一样用在另一个名词前，描述未知、陌生或不可理解的人或事物◆a mystery man / woman神秘的男人／女人◆a mystery caller神秘来客◆a mystery disease / illness / virus未知的疾病／病毒 see also mysterious ⇨ strange 1 ■ problem [countable] a question that must be answered by using logical thought or mathematics 逻辑题；数学题◆a mathematical / philosophical problem数学题；哲学问题◆This is one of the great problems of cosmology: where did the overall structure of the universe come from?以下是宇宙学的一个重大问题：宇宙的总体结构源自何处？■ paradox / /ˈpærədɒks; NAmE ˈpærədɑːks/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and seems strange or difficult to understand 矛盾的人（或事物、情况）◆He was a paradox－a loner who loved to chat to strangers.他真是个矛盾体，生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人攀谈。◆It's a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象－职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。▸ paradoxical adjective ◆It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country.某些最贫穷的人却住在这个国家最富裕的一些地区，这似乎很矛盾。■ puzzle [countable, usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or to explain 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；不解之谜◆There is a puzzle about how the plant first came to Britain.这种植物最初如何传入英国还不清楚。◆Another piece of the puzzle fell into place.谜团的另一部分也清晰起来。 see also puzzling ⇨ confusing ■ enigma /ɪˈnɪgmə/ / [countable] a person, thing or situation that seems strange and is difficult to understand 神秘的人；费解的事物；令人困惑的处境◆The tower presents an enigma. How old is it? Who built it?这座塔是个难解之谜－它的历史有多长？建造者是谁？▸ enigmatic / /ˌenɪgˈmætɪk/ / adjective ◆He gave an enigmatic smile.他露出了神秘的微笑。NOTE 辨析 Mystery, puzzle or enigma?A puzzle always has a solution, if only you can work it out, usually by collecting evidence and thinking logically about it. A mystery may have a solution that can be found in this way, or it may be more puzzling than this and deal with wider and deeper issues. * puzzle只要破解就会有答案，破解的方法通常是收集证据并进行逻辑思考。 mystery也许有答案，可以用前述的方法找到，或者更加令人困惑，涉及更广更深的问题◆the mysteries of life / death / science生命／死亡／科学之谜◆the puzzles of life/death/science An enigma is usually sth that can never be solved because the evidence does not exist and/or it is too complicated a matter for logical thought to solve on its own. * enigma通常指永远解不开的谜，因为证据不存在，或者问题太复杂，单凭逻辑思考无力破解。 ■ secret [countable, usually plural] something that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand 奥秘；奥妙◆They hope to unlock the secrets of the universe.他们希望破解宇宙的奥秘。 |