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单词 puzzling
释义
Puzzling
vverb.cognitionbe a mystery or bewildering to
Synset:amaze baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex
Examples:
  • This beats me!
  • Got me--I don't know the answer!
  • a vexing problem
  • This question really stuck me
Derivationally Related Form:puzzlepuzzlerbafflementmystificationbewildermentposerstupefactionmystifierpuzzlementmystery
Hypernyms:bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw
Inherited Hypernyms:perplexconfusebe
Direct Hyponyms:eludeescapemix upriddlestump
Full Troponyms:beggardefyeluderiddlestump
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder, nonplus, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy, flummox) | The good news will --- her (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder, nonplus, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy, flummox)
vverb.emotionbe uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
Examples:
  • We puzzled over her sudden departure
Derivationally Related Form:puzzlepuzzlement
Hypernyms:chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate speculate think over
Inherited Hypernyms:puzzlechew overthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | Sam and Sue --- over the results of the experiment (apply to: puzzle)
adj satadj.allnot clear to the understanding
Synset:enigmatic enigmatical
Examples:
  • I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
  • prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
Antonyms:comprehensible
Derivationally Related Form:enigma
Inherited Hypernyms:enigmatic
Similar to:incomprehensible uncomprehensible
adj satadj.alllacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
Synset:confusing perplexing
Examples:
  • sent confusing signals to Iraq
  • perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
  • a puzzling statement
Antonyms:clear
Inherited Hypernyms:confusing
Similar to:unclear
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