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

• While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns.
  做灯笼时，人们通常在上面写上谜语。
• 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。
• The words of the wise and their riddles.
  懂得智慧人的言词和谜语。
• Riddles: What question can you never answer Yes to?
  问：什么问题你永远不能回答是？
• "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。
• 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！
• He spoke in riddles so he was a very difficult man to interpret.
  他说的东西像是谜语一样，所以是一个很难理解的人。
• The riddles games are full of wisdom and fun.
  元宵节赏灯活动中的猜谜游戏，充满了智慧和趣味。
• 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。
• Most kids have fun creating lanterns or playing games like guessing the lantern riddles.
  大部分的小孩子会动手做灯笼、猜灯谜，玩得不亦乐乎。