riddle
noun
verb
ˈrɪdl
noun
1
a
question
that
is
deliberately
very
confusing
and
has
a
humorous
or
clever
answer
谜，谜语;
See
if
you
can
solve
this
riddle
.
你来试试能不能猜出这个谜语。
2
something
that
you
do
not
understand
and
cannot
explain
谜团，奥秘，费解之事;
[+
of
]
The
police
have
been
unable
to
solve
the
riddle
of
her
disappearance.
警方至今未能解开她的失踪之谜。
3
talk/speak in riddles
to
say
things
in
a
mysterious
way
that
other
people
cannot
understand
打哑谜〔指说话让人难以理解〕
Stop
talking
in
riddles
and
explain
what’s
going
on!
别打哑谜了，说说是怎么回事！
4
a
wire
container
with
holes
in
it
that
is
used
to
separate
earth
from
stones
〔筛分土石的〕粗筛
verb
5
to
make
a
lot
of
small
holes
in
something
在…上弄许多小洞
Two
gunmen
riddled
the
bus
with
gunfire.
两个持枪歹徒开枪把公共汽车打得千疮百孔。
6
to
shake
the
coal
or
wood
in
a
fire,
in
order
to
remove
ASHES
摇动〔炉栅〕使灰落下