Word · Frequency #5446
rifle
翻找；搜寻
to search through something quickly and carelessly, often in order to steal something
常作 rifle through sth，表示快速翻找
- 1.
To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing).
快速翻找许多物品
- 2.
To commit robbery or theft.
实施抢劫或盗窃
- 3.
steal goods; take as spoils
偷窃物品；掠夺
- 4.
To search with intent to steal.
意图偷窃地搜查
- 5.
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
搜寻；未经授权翻找他人物品
- 6.
To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
掠夺物品；抢劫；洗劫
- 7.
To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
用武力夺取；抢走
- 8.
To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy.
在枪膛上加螺旋槽以使子弹旋转飞行,提高射程和精度
- 9.
To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.
使(如步枪子弹)以平坦弹道飞行
- 10.
To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet).
以平坦弹道飞行(如步枪子弹)
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
In use
The thief rifled through the drawers looking for cash.
Someone had been rifling through my personal belongings while I was away.
He always rifles through his brother's closet without permission.
Who rifled through my desk drawers?
Verb forms
base rifle · third person rifles · -ing rifling · past rifled · past participle rifled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- rifle through something
- 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。
- rifle a house
- 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。
- rifle someone's pockets
- 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。
- rifle a safe
- 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。
- rifled barrel
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 rifle 记成“来福枪”：枪膛里的来复线让子弹旋转着快速穿过，动词 rifle 就像子弹一样快速翻找、搜掠。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：rifle through papers/drawers (everyday searching)、rifle (rob/steal) in literary or news writing、rifle (cut grooves) in firearms technology 该动词在不同义项下语域差别较大：表示“快速翻找”时（常搭配 through）多用于日常口语；表示“洗劫、掠夺”时比较常见于书面或文学语境；表示“给枪管拉膛线”时则属于技术用语。实际使用时需根据搭配和具体语境判断，不能一概而论。
Grammar Note
可接宾语（如rifle a drawer）或与through连用（如rifle through a drawer）
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 rifle /ˈraɪfəl/ 押韵的有 trifle /ˈtraɪfəl/ 和 stifle /ˈstaɪfəl/。注意拼写或读音易混词：riffle /ˈrɪfəl/ 与 waffle /ˈwɑːfəl/ 元音不同；rife /raɪf/ 虽然元音相同，但结尾没有 /fəl/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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。
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