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

• 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。
• 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？
• The words of the wise and their riddles.
  懂得智慧人的言词和谜语。
• 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。
• Sorry, I should stop speaking in riddles.
  抱歉，我应该停止打哑谜。
• Probably it is another riddle of the riddles.
  这大概又是一个难以说清的谜外谜了。
• Guess riddles really interesting fifteenth day next year I'll come, I would guess more stick!
  猜灯谜真有意思，明年的正月十五我还要来，我会猜得更棒的！
• 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。