“解谜”常见的英文表达有 solve a puzzle 或 work out a puzzle。
solve a puzzle:强调找到解决问题或谜题的方法,是比较直接常用的表达。例如:We spent hours trying to solve the puzzle.(我们花了几个小时试图解出这个谜题。)
work out a puzzle: “work out” 有“算出、解决”的意思,“work out a puzzle” 侧重于通过思考、推算来解开谜题。例如:It took me a while to work out this complex puzzle.(我花了好一会儿才解开这道复杂的谜题。 )