名複: riddles
動變: 過去式:riddled 過去分詞:riddled 現在進行時:riddling
riddle
KK:[ˈrɪdḷ] DJ:[ˈridl]
riddle1
KK: [ˈrɪdḷ] DJ: [ˈridl]
n.[C]
- 謎，謎語
- 謎一般的人；難題；莫名其妙的事情
vt.
- 解……的謎
- 給……出謎；使困惑
vi.
- 打謎似地說
- 出謎，打謎
辨析
riddle2
KK: [ˈrɪdḷ] DJ: [ˈridl]
n.
- 粗篩，格篩[C]
vt.
- 篩（穀物，砂石等）
- 把……打得滿是窟窿[H][（+with）]
- 充斥，布滿[H][（+with）]
- 連續質問；處處挑剔
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
riddle1
n.
a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning.▸a person or thing that is difficult to understand.
v.
archaic speak in or pose riddles.▸explain (a riddle) to.
Derivative
- riddler n.
Etymology
OE rædels, rædelse ‘opinion, conjecture, riddle’; rel. to read.
riddle2
v.
- make many holes in, especially with gunshot. ▸fill or permeate with something undesirable:
- pass through a riddle. ▸remove ashes or other unwanted material from (a fire or stove) with a sieve.
n.
a large coarse sieve, especially one for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.Etymology
OE hriddel, of Gmc origin.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》