riddles

英 [ˈrɪdlz]

美 [ˈrɪdlz]

n.  谜; 谜语; 神秘事件; 无法解释的情况
v.  使布满窟窿
riddle的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• The creation as a whole seems to speak to us in riddles, or at least in ambiguous terms.
  对于我们，整个创始就似乎用哑谜向我们表达，或者说，它是用含糊的词语跟我们说话。
• She told me much and more, but all in riddles.
  她还告诉了我许多许多，但都是以谜语的形式。
• This learning activity allows users to answer rhyming riddles and then check their answers online.
  这个学习活动允许使用者回答押韵的谜语然后在线核对答案。
• "Guessing lantern riddles" is an essential part of the Festival.
  猜灯谜是元宵节上很重要的一项节目。
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles.
  但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。
• Stop talking in riddles and explain what's going on.
  别再打哑谜了，解释一下发生了什么事。
• Because riddles are so closely related to language, usually they do not translate easily.
  谜语和语言有密切的关系，所以通常很难翻译。
• In his spare time, he loved to play with puzzles and math riddles.
  在业余时间，他喜欢玩拼图和数迷游戏。
• While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns.
  做灯笼时，人们通常在上面写上谜语。
• Interviewer: Do you see these poems in a similar light to your riddles and games poems?
  你用看待你谜语诗和打油诗的态度看待这些诗吗？