单词	riddle
释义	riddle1 nounriddle2 verb riddlerid‧dle1 /ˈrɪdl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINriddle1 Origin: Old English rædelse ‘opinion, guess, riddle’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Doctors have found a new clue to the riddle of cot death. How do we solve the riddle of the disappearing marriage? Oedipus came to Thebes and solved the riddle of the Sphinx. Other interviewers who have met Geri have tried to solve the riddle of her success. Why would Ian want to claim his inheritance and then give all his money away? It was a riddle to me. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Because he spoke riddles in verse, or because he didn't believe the story of Flodden? But how many have ever stopped to consider this particular riddle? How could he make sense of it all unless he could first solve the riddle of himself? I looked into the mirror, searching once again into the riddle of my face. On his wanderings Oedipus came to Thebes, solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and thus delivered the city. The chameleon on a mirror riddle is best kept in idealized form as a thought experiment. The package includes a pack of cards and a booklet which has a riddle running through its pages. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora mysterious situation► mystery an event or situation that no one can understand or explain: mystery of: · No one has ever been able to explain the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.be a mystery to somebody: · It's a mystery to me how Gayle managed to get here before us.mystery illness/crash/phonecall etc: · Ten firemen were in hospital with a mystery illness last night.unravel/solve a mystery (=find an explanation for a mystery): · Police are still trying to unravel the mystery of how the prisoner managed to escape.the mystery deepens (=something becomes more difficult to explain): · The mystery deepens as more witnesses come forward to tell different stories. ► enigma a situation that is difficult to understand or explain, and that is interesting because of this: · As I studied more about their past, I became more puzzled, and the enigma expanded.be something of an enigma: · It is something of an enigma how a man who could not bear to hurt a living thing could serve as defence secretary. ► riddle something such as a question or a problem that people do not understand and cannot explain: riddle of: · Doctors have found a new clue to the riddle of cot death.solve a riddle: · Other interviewers who have met Geri have tried to solve the riddle of her success.be a riddle to somebody: · Why would Ian want to claim his inheritance and then give all his money away? It was a riddle to me. ► puzzle something that is very difficult to understand or explain but which can sometimes be explained by putting pieces of information together: · The police have almost solved the case but one important piece of the puzzle is still missing: the murder weapon.solve a puzzle: · In 1953 the intricate puzzle of DNA's structure was solved in a Cambridge laboratory. WORD SETS► Tools adze, nounair pump, nounanvil, nounattachment, nounauger, nounawl, nounaxe, nounbargepole, nounbattleaxe, nounbevel, nounbillhook, nounbit, nounblade, nounboat hook, nounbox end wrench, nounbradawl, nounbranding iron, nounBunsen burner, nounbuzz saw, nouncalculator, nouncallipers, nouncard, nounchainsaw, nounchisel, nouncircular saw, nounclaw, nouncraft knife, nouncrowbar, nouncutter, noundrill, noundropper, noundynamo, nounendoscope, nounfile, nounfile, verbgenerator, noungimlet, noungizmo, noungrappling iron, noungrindstone, nounhacksaw, nounhammer, nounhandsaw, nounharrow, nounhatchet, nounhigh-pressure, adjectiveinstrument, nounjack, nounjackhammer, nounjemmy, nounjigsaw, nounjimmy, nounknitting needle, nounlast, nounlevel, nounlever, nounmachete, nounmallet, nounmattock, nounmonkey wrench, nounnutcracker, nounpenknife, nounperiscope, nounpick, nounpickaxe, nounpinking shears, nounplane, nounplaner, nounpliers, nounplough, nounplumb line, nounplunger, nounpneumatic drill, nounpower drill, nounpower tool, nounprod, nounpulley, nounpunch, nounram, nounrasp, nounretool, verbriddle, nounrose, nounruler, nounsander, nounsandpaper, nounsaw, nounscissors, nounscraper, nounscrewdriver, nounshaft, nounshank, nounsickle, nounsieve, nounsledgehammer, nounsoldering iron, nounspanner, nounspirit level, nounspray gun, nounsquare, nounstamp, nounstaple gun, nounstripper, nountape, nountape measure, nountheodolite, nounthermometer, nounthermostat, nountomahawk, nountongs, nountool, nountool kit, nountriangle, nountrowel, nounT-square, nountwo-handed, adjectivewand, nounwedge, nounwhet, verbwhetstone, nounwire cutters, nounworkbench, nounyoke, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► solve ... riddle  See if you can solve this riddle. ► solve ... riddle  The police have been unable to solve the riddle of her disappearance. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► something is riddled with bullets (=something has a lot of bullets in it)· The car was riddled with bullets. ► solve a riddle · They still haven't really solved the riddle of how the pyramids were built. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► solve · Yet we have been programmed to be curious, to question, to probe and to seek to solve riddles.· As if a degree could solve the riddle of Comrade Cancer.· On his wanderings Oedipus came to Thebes, solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and thus delivered the city.· How could he make sense of it all unless he could first solve the riddle of himself?· Vechey probably carried the vases around trying to solve the riddle. ► speak · Because he spoke riddles in verse, or because he didn't believe the story of Flodden?· She talked in comparisons, she spoke in riddles.· She is described by the Argive elders as speaking in riddles because they fail to understand her predictions. ► talk · She wished people wouldn't talk in riddles.· He wasn't in the mood for some one who talked in poetic riddles.· When Tweedledum and Tweedledee talk to Alice they are almost talking in riddles. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► talk/speak in riddles She is described by the Argive elders as speaking in riddles because they fail to understand her predictions. She talked in comparisons, she spoke in riddles. She wished people wouldn't talk in riddles. When Tweedledum and Tweedledee talk to Alice they are almost talking in riddles. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► talk in riddles She wished people wouldn't talk in riddles. When Tweedledum and Tweedledee talk to Alice they are almost talking in riddles. 1a question that is deliberately very confusing and has a humorous or clever answer → puzzle:  See if you can solve this riddle.2something that you do not understand and cannot explain SYN  puzzle, mysteryriddle of The police have been unable to solve the riddle of her disappearance.3talk/speak in riddles to say things in a mysterious way that other people cannot understand:  Stop talking in riddles and explain what’s going on!4a wire container with holes in it that is used to separate earth from stones riddle1 nounriddle2 verb riddleriddle2 verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINriddle2 Origin: 1200-1300 riddle ‘sieve’ (11-21 centuries), from Old English hriddel Verb Table VERB TABLE riddle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they riddle he, she, it riddles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they riddled Present perfect I, you, we, they have riddled he, she, it has riddled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had riddled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will riddle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have riddled Continuous Form Present I am riddling he, she, it is riddling you, we, they are riddling Past I, he, she, it was riddling you, we, they were riddling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been riddling he, she, it has been riddling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been riddling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be riddling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been riddling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Gunmen riddled the bus with bullets. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Even if they had the space, the concept is riddled with conflict. However, unconsciously I must have been riddled with remorse for so neglecting my duties. Jobs in the state sector are allocated by examination, but in reality the system is riddled with nepotism and clientism. The female self, under male domination, is riddled through and through with false or conditioned desires. The Supercontinent Cycle alone has left the continental crust riddled with the scars of former rifts and mergers. This is a field riddled with dilemmas. Unfortunately, the resulting shot called for the 2-iron, a club now riddled in dispute. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► something is riddled with bullets (=something has a lot of bullets in it)· The car was riddled with bullets. ► solve a riddle · They still haven't really solved the riddle of how the pyramids were built. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► bullet · Some activists fall, riddled with bullets, on the way.· The car was riddled with bullets and Mr Nethanel was hit in the shoulder. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► talk in riddles She wished people wouldn't talk in riddles. When Tweedledum and Tweedledee talk to Alice they are almost talking in riddles. 1to make a lot of small holes in something:  Two gunmen riddled the bus with gunfire.2to shake the coal or wood in a fire, in order to remove ashes
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