puzzle /ˈpʌzl/ I. vt. & vi. (使)迷惑，(使)为难：The question puzzled me. (或 I was puzzled by/with the question.) 这个问题把我难住了。I am puzzled what to do. 我不知道怎样做才好。We puzzled for two months about where to put you. 把你安置何处这问题困惑了我们两个月之久。 ‖II. n. ［c］ 1. 测验智力的问题(或玩具)；谜：a Chinese puzzle 七巧板、九连环等中国玩具；a cross-word puzzle 纵横填字游戏 2. 难题 (=a difficult question), 令人费解的事或人： work out the puzzle 解出难题
puzzling adj. 使为难的；费解的；令人困惑的：a puzzling problem费解的问题The spelling of English is often puzzling.英语的拼写常常使人伤脑筋。
puzzled adj.困惑的,搞糊涂的,茫然的：You look very puzzled about something.你好像对什么事情很困惑。I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.他不愿意帮忙让我有点困惑。
［辨析］puzzle表示“困惑”，为日常用语；perplex6 为较正式用语，两者常可换用。baffle6语气较强，有惊奇不安的意思，也指在一个陌生场合产生惶恐，不知所措。bewilder6语气最重，指迷惑到茫然不知所措的地步
