| 单词 | riddled |
| 释义 | riddled (once / 4136 pages) adj If an object is riddled with something, that means it's covered by that thing: for example, a tree trunk might be riddled with tiny holes made by the beaks of woodpeckers. The adjective riddled most often describes something damaged by or spread full of holes, like a rusty old mailbox riddled with bullet holes or a block of Swiss cheese riddled with holes. You can also use it figuratively: "It's so sad, her dog is riddled with cancer," or "The plot of your novel is riddled with holes — it just doesn't hold up." Riddled comes from the Old English hriddel, "sieve." WORD FAMILYriddle: riddled, riddles, riddling USAGE EXAMPLESIn the end they passed billions of dollars in taxes and balanced a budget riddled with holes. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) However, the tax is riddled with so many exemptions, deductions and credits that most corporations pay much less. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) Because the U.S. tax code is riddled with loopholes, the tax rate that big businesses actually pay isn’t anything like thirty-five per cent. The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj spread throughout cities riddled with corruption Syn full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal 2adj (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes a sweater riddled with moth holes cliffs riddled with caves the bullet- riddled target Syn damaged harmed or injured or spoiled |
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