no obj.
1- turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually飞快掀动（尤指书页）：
he riffled through the pages
他飞快地翻阅着书页
with obj. she opened a book with her thumbnail and riffled the pages.她用拇指甲打开书后飞快翻阅书页。
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riffle through
search quickly through (something), especially so as to cause disorder将…迅速搜一遍; 把…翻个底朝天：she riffled through her leather handbag.
她将她的手提皮包快速翻找了一遍。
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- with obj. disturb the surface of; ruffle弄乱…的表面; 使起皱, 使起波纹：
there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair.
一丝微风吹乱了她的头发。
1.3
- with obj. shuffle (playing cards) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile弹洗（纸牌）。
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- usu. in sing. a quick or casual leaf or search through something快速翻阅; 快速查找。
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- the rustle of paper being leafed through in such a way飞快翻动纸张的沙沙声。
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- a shuffle performed by riffling playing cards（洗牌方式）弹洗。
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- chiefly N. Amer. a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river where the water flows brokenly〈主北美〉（溪流）多礁石滩, 浅滩。
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- a patch of waves or ripples微波, 涟漪。
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