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難題,迷惑使困惑,使為難,苦思而得迷惑,苦思

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Puzzle \Puz"zle\, n. [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See
   {Oppose}, {Pose}, v.]
   1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a
      toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also,
      something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.

   2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a
      puzzle.

Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Puzzling}.]
   1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
      to nonplus.

            A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
            in puzzling others.                   --Dr. H. More.

            He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
            own blunders.                         --Addison.

   2. To make intricate; to entangle.

            They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.

            The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled
            in mazes, and perplexed with error.   --Addison.

   3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
      as, to puzzle out a mystery.

   Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
        {Embarrass}.

Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. i.
   1. To be bewildered, or perplexed.

            A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing.  --L'Estrange.

   2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.

資料來源 : WordNet®

puzzle
     n 1: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a
          correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles";
          "that's a real puzzler" [syn: {puzzler}, {mystifier}, {teaser}]
     2: a toy that tests your ingenuity

puzzle
     v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
          don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
          question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick},
           {get}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
           {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
     2: be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding
        or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden
        departure"