puzzling

🇬🇧 UK/'pʌzliŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Difficult to understand or explain; confusing or perplexing

令人困惑的,费解的

n.

Time spent pondering something confusing or hard to understand

苦思冥想,冥思苦想

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
puzzlingother
=puzzling

Common Collocations

  • 1.puzzling behavior令人费解的行为
  • 2.puzzling question令人困惑的问题
  • 3.find something puzzling觉得某事难以理解
  • 4.deeply puzzling深感困惑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The most puzzling aspect of the case was the complete lack of motive.

  • 2.

    His sudden change of attitude toward the project was deeply puzzling to his colleagues.

  • 3.

    There is something puzzling about the way the data was collected.

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