英语词汇“riddle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rid·dle¹

(rĭdl)

tr.v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles

1. To pierce with numerous holes; perforate: riddle a target with bullets.

2. To spread throughout: "Election campaigns have always been riddled with demagogy and worse" (New Republic).

3. To put (gravel, for example) through a coarse sieve.

A coarse sieve, as for gravel.

[Middle English ridelen, to sift, from riddil, sieve, from Old English hriddel; see krei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

riddler n.

单词	riddle
释义	rid·dle¹ (rĭdl) tr.v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles 1. To pierce with numerous holes; perforate: riddle a target with bullets. 2. To spread throughout: "Election campaigns have always been riddled with demagogy and worse" (New Republic). 3. To put (gravel, for example) through a coarse sieve. n. A coarse sieve, as for gravel. [Middle English ridelen, to sift, from riddil, sieve, from Old English hriddel; see krei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] riddler n.
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