rifle through sth
常与 through 连用，强调动作急促、把东西翻乱地找。
She rifled through her bag looking for her keys.
她在包里翻找钥匙。
偷窃；抢劫；掠夺；在（枪膛）内切来复线；给（枪管）拉膛线；（使）沿平直弹道飞行；快速翻找许多物品；实施抢劫或盗窃
to search through something quickly and carelessly, often in order to steal something
常作 rifle through sth，表示快速翻找
快速翻找许多物品
To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing).
实施抢劫或盗窃
To commit robbery or theft.
偷窃物品；掠夺
steal goods; take as spoils
意图偷窃地搜查
To search with intent to steal.
搜寻；未经授权翻找他人物品
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
掠夺物品；抢劫；洗劫
To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
用武力夺取；抢走
To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
在枪膛上加螺旋槽以使子弹旋转飞行,提高射程和精度
To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy.
使(如步枪子弹)以平坦弹道飞行
To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.
以平坦弹道飞行(如步枪子弹)
To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet).
一般现在时
She rifles through his belongings.
她翻找他的物品。
一般过去时
He rifled through the drawers.
他翻遍了抽屉。
现在进行时
They are rifling through the files.
他们正在翻查文件。
规则动词
The thief rifled through the drawers looking for cash.
小偷翻遍了抽屉寻找现金。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示翻找并偷窃。
AI contextual example
Someone had been rifling through my personal belongings while I was away.
我不在时有人翻了我的私人物品。
用法提示：动词现在分词，表示正在翻找。
AI contextual example
He always rifles through his brother's closet without permission.
他总是不经允许就翻他弟弟的衣柜。
用法提示：动词第三人称单数，表示经常翻找的行为。
AI contextual example
常与 through 连用，强调动作急促、把东西翻乱地找。
She rifled through her bag looking for her keys.
她在包里翻找钥匙。
及物用法，宾语多为被翻动、被偷的地方，如抽屉、房间、保险箱。
Burglars rifled the drawers while the family was away.
窃贼趁这家人外出时翻遍了抽屉，偷走了里面的东西。
技术用语，指在枪膛内刻螺旋槽；常用被动形式 a rifled barrel（有膛线的枪管）。
Gunsmiths rifle the barrel so that the bullet spins in flight.
枪匠在枪管内刻出膛线，使子弹飞行时旋转。
rummage 侧重翻动物品寻找，不一定有偷窃意图；rifle 常带“快速翻找并可能偷窃”的语感。要表达“快速乱翻”时可用，若强调顺手牵羊则不宜直接替换。
ransack 语气更强，指彻底、粗暴地翻查并造成混乱或破坏，常含洗劫之意；rifle 可指快速翻找而不一定弄得一团乱。若语境只是快速翻找而非全面破坏，用 ransack 会过头。
grammar · medium
易错句子He rifled in the drawer for his keys.
正确表达He rifled through the drawer for his keys.
rifle 作“翻遍、搜遍（某处）”讲时，被翻找的场所由介词 through 引出，表示从内部彻底翻找。汉语“在抽屉里翻找”容易迁移成 in，但 in 只表示静态位置，不能与 rifle 搭配表示翻找这一动作，所以应改为 rifle through the drawer。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thief rifled her and took her phone.
正确表达The thief rifled her bag and took her phone.
rifle 的宾语只能是被翻找的场所或容器（如 bag、drawer、house），不能是人；“抢劫某人”要用 rob sb。此处应把宾语由人 her 改为容器 her bag，动词才表示“翻找”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She rifled the keys in her bag.
正确表达She rifled her bag for the keys.
rifle 的宾语是被翻找的容器或场所，想找的东西要用 for 引出。受汉语“翻找钥匙”的影响，学习者常把要找的东西当宾语；正确结构是 rifle + 容器 + for + 目标物，即 rifle her bag for the keys。
快速翻找；乱翻
She rifled through the drawer looking for her glasses.
她翻遍抽屉找她的眼镜。
洗劫房屋
The burglars rifled the entire house while the family was on vacation.
窃贼趁这家人度假时洗劫了整栋房子。
翻人口袋偷东西
The thief rifled the passenger's pockets and disappeared into the crowd.
小偷翻遍了乘客的口袋，然后消失在人群中。
洗劫保险箱
The robber rifled the safe and fled with the cash.
抢劫犯洗劫了保险箱，带着现金逃跑了。
有膛线的枪管
A rifled barrel spins the bullet for greater accuracy.
有膛线的枪管会使子弹旋转，从而提高精度。
翻找时常涉及的地方，如翻找抽屉中的物品。
翻找的目的通常是寻找值钱的东西。
与rifle的偷窃义相关的犯罪行为。
翻找时经常翻动的一堆衣物。
翻找文件也是常见的搭配场景。
快速翻找；翻遍
She rifled through her purse looking for the car keys.
她翻遍手提包寻找车钥匙。
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