| 释义 |
riffle1 /rifˈl/ transitive verb and intransitive verb- To turn or stir lightly and rapidly (eg the pages of a book), often in cursory search for something
- To scan a book in this way (with through)
- To shuffle by allowing the corner of a card from one part of the pack to fall alternately with that of a card in the other
- To make or form ripples on the surface of
noun- A shallow section in a river where the water flows swiftly (N American)
- A ripple on the surface of water (N American)
- An act of riffling
ORIGIN: Cf ripple1 riffle2 /rifˈl/ noun (eg in gold-washing) a groove or slat in a sluice to catch free particles of ore ORIGIN: Cf rifle1 |