brainteaser
noun[C]
uk/ˈbreɪnˌtiː.zər/us/ˈbreɪnˌtiː.zɚ/(alsoteaser)aproblemfor which it is hard tofindtheanswer,especiallyone whichpeopleenjoytryingtosolveas agame:
有趣的难题;智力测验题Thepaperpublishestwo brainteasers everySaturday.这份报纸每个星期六都刊载两道智力测验题。
Difficult things and people
- albatross
- bane
- be dead meatidiom
- be in the clearidiom
- be out of the woodsidiom
- bump
- equation
- hindrance
- hot potato
- impediment
- incubus
- job
- marathon
- nut
- teething troubles
- the tip of the icebergidiom
- thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
- tiesomeoneup
- to-do
- twist