| 释义 |
rid·dle¹ /ˈrɪdl/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 谜(语)
solve (或 read, guess, find out) a riddle 解谜
ask sb.a riddle 叫某人猜一个谜
She did seem bewildered, as if I were talking in riddles. 她确实显出大惑不解的模样，就好像我在说谜语一样。
a riddle ballad 谜语民谣
2. 〈喻〉谜；谜一般的人物；猜不透的难题
His character is a complete riddle to me. 他的个性对我完全是个谜。
What he did it for is still a riddle to me. 他为什么做这件事，至今我仍不理解。
solve the huge riddle of cancer 解决癌症这谜一样的大难题
II ❶ vi.
1. 打谜似地说
2. 出谜，打谜
❷ vt.
1. 解(谜等)，猜(谜等)
A: Riddle me this, please. What grows bigger the more you take from it? B: A hole. 甲：请你猜猜我出的谜：从中取之越多，此物变得越大。乙：一个洞。
2. 给…出谜；使困惑
[< OE rǣdels < rǣdan to guess, explain; 与 OS rādislo, Ger Rätsel 有关] phr. talk (或 speak) in riddles 表达含糊不清 |