puzzle riddle mystery enigma

puzzle

v.

• 使困惑

  • It puzzles me why she said that.

• puzzle over 苦苦思索

  • She was still puzzling over this problem when she reached the office.

n.

• 测验智力的游戏

• 令人费解的人或者事物，谜

  • The meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle.

riddle

v.

• 使布满窟窿

  • The car was riddled with bullets.

n.

• 谜语

• 谜一般的人或者事物，谜

  • The police have been unable to solve the riddle of her disappearance.

mystery

n.

• 神秘

  • His past is shrouded in mystery.

• 神秘的事物，谜

  • Twenty years after the event, his death remains a mystery.

enigma

n.

• 谜团