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

• But what if my words are riddles to you?
  要是我的话对你是迷，怎么办？
• 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。
• The words of the wise and their riddles.
  懂得智慧人的言词和谜语。
• Like it or not, puzzles and riddles are a hot new trend in hiring.
  喜欢还是不喜欢，游戏和谜语是一个热门的新趋势，雇用。
• 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。
• Riddles: What question can you never answer Yes to?
  问：什么问题你永远不能回答是？
• But I believe we humans will uncover these riddles one day.
  不过我相信，总有一天人类会把这些谜团都解开的。
• My mother tie riddles to lanterns.
  妈妈把谜语系到灯笼上。
• And if you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles.
  而假如你们愿意了解上帝就不要因此成为一个解谜者。