riddle

英 [ˈrɪdl]

美 [ˈrɪdl]

n.  谜; 谜语; 神秘事件; 无法解释的情况
v.  使布满窟窿

过去分词：riddled　复数：riddles　过去式：riddled　现在分词：riddling　第三人称单数：riddles　

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习惯用语

v.

be riddled with sth
• 充满；充斥
  to be full of sth, especially sth bad or unpleasant
• His body was riddled with cancer.
  癌瘤遍布他的全身。
• Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes.
  她打字很慢而且错误百出。

牛津词典

noun

• 谜；谜语
  a question that is difficult to understand, and that has a surprising answer, that you ask sb as a game
  1. Stop talking in riddles (= saying things that are confusing) ─say what you mean.
     别拐弯抹角了，有话直说。
  2. to solve the riddle of the Sphinx
     解开斯芬克斯之谜
• 神秘事件；无法解释的情况
  a mysterious event or situation that you cannot explain
  1. the riddle of how the baby died
     婴儿死亡之谜

verb

• 使布满窟窿
  to make a lot of holes in sb/sth
  1. The car was riddled with bullets .
     这辆车被子弹打得千疮百孔。

柯林斯词典

• 谜;谜语
  Ariddleis a puzzle or joke in which you ask a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer.
• N-COUNT 谜团;费解的事
  You can describe something as ariddleif people have been trying to understand or explain it but have not been able to.
  1. Scientists claimed yesterday to have solved the riddle of the birth of the Universe.
     科学家们昨天声称已经解开了宇宙形成之谜。
• VERB （用子弹）把…打得到处是洞，使满是弹孔
  If someoneriddlessomethingwithbullets or bullet holes, they fire a lot of bullets into it.
  1. Unknown attackers riddled two homes with gunfire...
     来路不明的袭击者用枪炮将两处住宅打得千疮百孔。
  2. The darkness saved me from being riddled with bullets.
     身处黑暗中让我不至于被子弹打得浑身是洞。

英英释义

noun

• a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
• a difficult problem
  Synonym:conundrumenigmabrain-teaser

verb

• set a difficult problem or riddle
  1. riddle me a riddle
• explain a riddle
• speak in riddles
• spread or diffuse through
  1. An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
  2. music penetrated the entire building
  3. His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
  Synonym:permeatepervadepenetrateinterpenetratediffuseimbue
• pierce with many holes
  1. The bullets riddled his body
• separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
  Synonym:screen

双语例句

• You know why? It's not a riddle.
  你知道你为何永远都解决不了吗。
• The darkness saved me from being riddled with bullets.
  身处黑暗中让我不至于被子弹打得浑身是洞。
• All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.
  所有的都是谜，而解开一个谜的钥匙是另一个谜。
• Unknown attackers riddled two homes with gunfire
  来路不明的袭击者用枪炮将两处住宅打得千疮百孔。
• If you move I'll riddle you with bullets!
  你若动一动，我就用子弹把你打成“筛子”。
• Each time he came home, he gave me a riddle.
  每次他回家他都回给我出个迷题。
• Can you solve this riddle?
  你能解开这个谜吗？
• Scientists claimed yesterday to have solved the riddle of the birth of the Universe.
  科学家们昨天声称已经解开了宇宙形成之谜。
• One day, in heaven garden, she met a charming man named night, just like a riddle.
  有一天，在上帝的花园里，她碰到了暗夜，一个谜一样的男子。
• Probably it is another riddle of the riddles.
  这大概又是一个难以说清的谜外谜了。