puzzled
(v.)困惑(vbl.)困惑
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.
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puzzled
adj : filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those
remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying
goodbye" [syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed]