riddle¹['ridl]

• n.
  • 谜，谜语；难解的问题
  • 谜一般的人(或物)；难以捉摸(或费解)的人(或事)
• vt.
  • 猜(谜)，解(谜)：

    Riddle me this.

    猜猜我出的谜语。

  • 出谜语
• vi.
  • 出谜；说话暧味
• 近义词:

  mystery

• 变形:

  vt.riddled.riddling

riddle²['ridl]

• n.
  • 粗筛
• vt.
  • 用粗筛筛：

    His daily work is to riddle coal cinders to get out the larger pieces.

    他每天的工作是用粗筛筛煤渣，将大块的煤渣挑出来。

  • 穿孔，把…打得到处是孔眼：

    The wall was riddled with bullet holes.

    墙上到处都是子弹打的窟窿。

  • 挑剔；非难；批评：

    The argument set forth in his article was riddled violently.

    他的文章中的论点受到猛烈的攻击。

  • 遍及；充满：

    The local government was riddled with corruption.

    当地政府腐败现象极为严重。

• vi.
  • 筛，穿过：

    The cold wind riddled through the worn-out roof.

    寒风穿过破旧的屋顶吹进来。

• 短语:
  • have a memory like a riddle 记忆力非常坏
  • make a riddle of 穿孔，打洞
• 变形:

  vt.riddled.riddling