jigsaw
noun uk/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/ us/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɑː/
(PICTURE GAME)
[ C ] (also jigsaw puzzle)拼图游戏
a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that must be joined together correctly to form the picture again
We spent all evening doing a 1,000-piece jigsaw. 我们花了整个晚上拼了一幅1000块的拼图。
(MYSTERY)
[ S ] (also jigsaw puzzle)复杂难懂的事物，难解之谜
a complicated or mysterious problem that can only be solved or explained by connecting several pieces of information
The police are trying to piece together the jigsaw of how the dead man spent his last hours. 警方试图弄清楚死者生前最后几小时在做什么。
(TOOL)
[ C ]线锯;镂花锯;钢丝锯
a tool with an electric motor and a thin metal blade that is used for cutting curves in flat materials, such as wood or metal