| 单词 | rifle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency rifle 1(ˈraɪfəl) noun 1. a. a firearm having a long barrel with a spirally grooved interior, which imparts to the bullet spinning motion and thus greater accuracy over a longer range b. (as modifier) rifle fire 2. (formerly) a large cannon with a rifled bore 3. one of the grooves in a rifled bore 4. (plural) a. a unit of soldiers equipped with rifles b. (capital when part of a name) the Rifle Brigade verb (transitive) 5. to cut or mould spiral grooves inside the barrel of (a gun) 6. to throw or hit (a ball) with great speed Word origin C18: from Old French rifler to scratch; related to Low German rifeln from riefe groove, furrowWord Frequency rifle 2(ˈraɪfəl) verb (transitive) 1. to search (a house, safe, etc) and steal from it; ransack 2. to steal and carry off to rifle goods from a shop Derived forms rifler (ˈrifler) noun Word origin C14: from Old French rifler to plunder, scratch, of Germanic origin |
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