crossword puzzle

基本解釋

"You can always put down a crossword puzzle, but games stimulate competitiveness and pull people in, " he told CNN.
麥帕斯通醫(yī)生告訴CNN，對于填字游戲，你總是隨時可以放得下來，但游戲刺激人們競爭，使人們欲罷不能。
But if we're engrossed by something, a crossword puzzle, say, and someone startles us, our leap is less pronounced.
但當我們全神貫注的投入到某件事中，好比說縱橫填字游戲，這是要是有人嚇唬我們，我們跳的則不會太明顯。
These are some of the things we'll be talking about this hour, along with what else we can do to keep our brains health as we age.One of those things may not be doing crossword puzzle.
這是在接下來的一小時中我們將探討的問題，此外我們還會談談如何在年齡增大的同時保持大腦的健康，或許，填詞游戲可沒什么作用。

In other words, a crossword puzzle may be a good remedy for an ailing attention span.
FORBES: Health
In the film's second half, the focus shifts to the Annual Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, Conn.
NPR: Double Feature: Playing with Words, and Time
She aims to play an eccentric crossword puzzle fan who becomes fixated on a cameraman for CNN.
FORBES: Miss Practicality