Word · Frequency #13883
riddles
使布满洞；打满窟窿；穿透
riddles is the third person singular of riddle.
pierce or fill with many holes
- 1.
To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
模棱两可或神秘地说话
- 2.
To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift.
用筛子筛选或过滤
- 3.
To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
解答或解释谜题或问题
- 4.
To fill with holes like a riddle.
打得千疮百孔
- 5.
To fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening).
充满或遍布(破坏性或削弱性的东西)
- 6.
pierce with many holes
打很多孔
使弥漫；使充满；渗透；解谜；解答；含糊其辞；说隐晦的话；筛；过筛；模棱两可或神秘地说话
In use
The old wooden door was riddled with bullet holes.
The chef riddled the steak with a fork to tenderize it.
The constant criticism riddled her confidence.
The bullets riddled his body
Verb forms
base riddle · third person riddles · -ing riddling · past riddled · past participle riddled
动词，意为‘使布满孔洞’。过去式和过去分词均为 riddled。
Connections
Collocations
- riddled with bullet holes
- 弹孔累累；布满弹孔
- The doors of the abandoned house were riddled with bullet holes.那栋废弃房屋的门上弹孔累累。
- riddled with errors
- 错误百出；充满错误
- The translation was riddled with errors.这篇译文错误百出。
- riddled with corruption
- 腐败成风；充斥腐败
- The agency was riddled with corruption and inefficiency.该机构腐败成风、效率低下。
- riddled with doubt
- 充满疑虑；疑虑重重
- He was riddled with doubt about his ability to lead.他对自己是否有能力领导充满疑虑。
- riddle me this
- 考你一道谜；给我猜个谜
- Riddle me this: what has hands but cannot clap?考你一道谜：什么东西有手却不能拍手？
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个筛子（riddle）被子弹打出无数洞：动词riddle就是“使布满洞/打穿”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：枪击或破坏场面的新闻报道、对制度、计划或作品的批评性评论 这个动词通常以被动形式 be riddled with 出现，表示“布满弹孔”或比喻“充满问题/弊病”，多用于新闻报道和评论文章，口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构 be riddled with（布满...）
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 riddle 的结尾 /ɪdəl/ 押韵，拼写中也都有 -iddle。注意 bridle（/ˈbraɪdəl/）和 idle（/ˈaɪdəl/）拼写相似但元音音素不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.