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

• I read him poems and stories, sometimes riddles& though I stopped reading those when I saw he was far better at solving them than I was.
  我给他念诗歌和故事，有时也念谜语&不过后来我不念了，因为我发现他解谜语的本领远比我高强。
• Riddles: What question can you never answer Yes to?
  问：什么问题你永远不能回答是？
• While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns.
  做灯笼时，人们通常在上面写上谜语。
• I wish you would stop this talking in riddles.
  我希望你不要再讲这种令人费解的话。
• "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。
• 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。
• Mysteries, unsolved riddles, and topics that people usually avoid or sweep under the rug occupy your thoughts.
  奥秘、未解之谜和人们通常避免的主题占据你的想法。
• My mother tie riddles to lanterns.
  妈妈把谜语系到灯笼上。
• 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。
• 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。