puzzle perplex confuse bewilder

都含“使困惑不解”的意思.

puzzle 指“情况错宗复杂,因而使人感到困惑不解”,

如:What he did puzzled me greatly.

他的作为使我深感迷惑不解.

perplex 较正式,除含有puzzle 的意思外,还侧重“心情的困惑和行动的不决,不知如何办”,

如:His face was perplexed;he went away.

他的脸色看起来茫然,然后就走了.

confuse指“把事物混淆或弄乱“或“由于混淆、混乱而糊涂”,语气较弱,常指暂时现象,

如:They asked me so many questions that they confused me.

他们问了我那么多的问题都把我搞迷糊了.

bewilder 指“由于迷惑不解或惊愕而慌乱、糊涂和不知所措”,语气比前两个词都强,

如:The old woman from the country was bewildered by the crowds and traffic in the big city.

从农村来的那个老太太被大城市的人流和交通搞得茫然不知所措.

confused （人）感动迷惑的 confusing（物）令人迷惑的