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.
麥帕斯通毉生告訴CNN，對(duì)於填字遊戯，你縂是隨時(shí)可以放得下來(lái)，但遊戯刺激人們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，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.
但儅我們?nèi)褙炞⒌耐度氲侥臣轮?，好比說(shuō)縱橫填字遊戯，這是要是有人嚇唬我們，我們跳的則不會(huì)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(lái)的一小時(shí)中我們將探討的問(wèn)題，此外我們還會(huì)談?wù)勅绾卧谀挲g增大的同時(shí)保持大腦的健康，或許，填詞遊戯可沒(méi)什麼作用。

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