单词 | riffle |
释义 | Word Frequency riffle(ˈrɪfəl) verb 1. (when intr, often foll by through) to flick rapidly through (the pages of a book, magazine, etc), esp in a desultory manner 2. to shuffle (playing cards) by halving the pack and flicking the adjacent corners together 3. to make or become a riffle noun 4. US and Canadian a. a rapid in a stream b. a rocky shoal causing a rapid c. a ripple on water 5. mining a contrivance on the bottom of a sluice, containing transverse grooves for trapping particles of gold 6. the act or an instance of riffling Word origin C18: probably from ruffle1, influenced by ripple1 |
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