| 单词 | puzzled |
| 释义 | puzzled (once / 300 pages) adj If you're puzzled, you're confused or baffled — you just don't understand. Most preschoolers would be puzzled watching a Shakespeare play. If you're puzzled by your math homework, you might have to ask your teacher for help in school the next day. If everyone in the class has puzzled expressions on their faces, your teacher will probably pause and go over that entire section again. The adjective puzzled comes from the verb puzzle, which was originally pusle, "bewilder." WORD FAMILYpuzzled: puzzledly+/puzzle: puzzled, puzzlement, puzzler, puzzles, puzzling/puzzlement: puzzlements/puzzler: puzzlers/puzzling: puzzlingly USAGE EXAMPLESI was rather puzzled as she pressed me further. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) She was puzzled when some were anguished that their mothers weren’t home for holidays and family events. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) She says her family were fine with her choice, if a bit puzzled. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) adj filled with bewilderment puzzled that she left without saying goodbye Syn at a loss, nonplused, nonplussed perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment |
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