riddle
v.tr.(及物动词)
rid.dled,rid.dling,rid.dles
To pierce with numerous holes; perforate:
刺出无数窟窿;打排孔:
例句:
riddle a target with bullets.
用子弹把耙子打成蜂窝似的
To spread throughout:
充斥,弥漫:
例句:
.Election campaigns have always been riddled with demagogy and worse.(New Republic)
.选举活动总是充斥了煽动和坏事.(新共和国)
To put (gravel, for example) through a coarse sieve.
筛分:通过粗眼筛子过滤(例如,石子)
n.(名词)
A coarse sieve, as for gravel.
粗筛:粗眼筛子,如用来筛石子
来源:
Middle English riddlen [to sift]
中古英语 riddlen [筛,精选]
from riddil [sieve]
源自 riddil [筛子,过滤器]
alteration of Old English hriddel * see krei-
古英语 hriddel的变化 *参见 krei-
【引伸】
rid.dler
n.(名词)
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riddle
riddle 2
n.(名词)
A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum.
谜(语):需要思考才能回答或理解的问题或陈述;谜语
One that is perplexing; an enigma.
令人困扰的事物,迷惑不解的问题
v.(动词)
rid.dled,rid.dling,rid.dles
v.tr.(及物动词)
To solve or explain.
解决,解释
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To propound or solve riddles.
提出,解谜
To speak in riddles.
说谜语
来源:
Middle English redels
中古英语 redels
from Old English rôdels * see ar-
源自 古英语 rôdels *参见 ar-
【引伸】
rid.dler
n.(名词)