The word "rifle" has two main meanings: as a noun, it is a gun with a long barrel; as a verb, it means to search quickly through something, often to steal or find something. It can also mean to kick a ball hard in soccer.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]来复枪;步枪 A rifle is a gun with a long barrel.
They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle...
他们用自动步枪近距离开枪射杀了他。
Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police.
邻居们听到了步枪声,就报了警。
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[VERB 动词]快速翻找;搜寻 If you rifle through things or rifle them, you make a quick search among them in order to find something or steal something.
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I discovered my husband rifling through the filing cabinet...
我发现我丈夫正在档案柜里匆匆翻找着什么东西。
The men rifled through his clothing and snatched the wallet...
那些人匆匆翻了翻他的衣服,然后一把抢走了钱包。
There were lockers by each seat and I quickly rifled the contents.
每个座位旁都有带锁的柜子,我迅速翻找着里面的东西。
Oxford
rifle/ˈraɪfl; NAmEˈraɪfl/
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rifleriflesrifledriflingnouna gun with a long barrelwhich you hold to your shoulder to fire 步枪;来复枪verb1[intransitive , transitive ]rifle(through) sth to search quickly through sth in order to find or steal sth 快速搜寻;匆忙翻找◆She rifled through her clothes for something suitable to wear.她急匆匆地在衣服堆里找合适的衣服穿。2[transitive ]riflesth to steal sth from somewhere 偷窃;盗取◆His wallet had been rifled.他的钱包被偷了。3[transitive ]riflesth + adv./prep. to kick a ball very hard and straight in a game of football ( soccer) 猛踢(足球)rifle/ˈraɪfl; NAmEˈraɪfl/
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rifle1 noun
rifle2 verb
rifleri‧fle1 /ˈraɪfəl/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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a long gun which you hold up to your shoulder to shoot → pistol
to search a place or container quickly because you are looking for something, especially something to steal: Sally rifled through her wardrobe looking for a dress. The killer had rifled his wallet and stolen £200.
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rifle
[ˈraɪfl]rifled, rifling, rifles
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rifles[4138] rifling[360]
步枪(97%),抢劫(2%),洗劫(1%)
n.步枪;来复枪
vt.用步枪射击;抢夺;偷走
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