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单词 riddled
释义
riddledrid‧dled /ˈrɪdld/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes, the lay-out eccentric.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing something that has lots of holes in it
· Parker's socks were so full of holes that his toes peeked through.· The roof was full of holes, all of which sprouted grass and moss.
full of a great many small holes, especially in a surface: · The old table was riddled with holes.· The ship returned from the war-zone riddled with bullet holes.
having a lot of small holes arranged in a regular pattern that has been made by a machine for a particular purpose: · They put the insect into a tin with a perforated lid.· Tear along the perforated line and return the bottom part of the form.
a substance such as rock or soil or a surface that is porous allows liquid or gas to pass through it: · If a garage has a porous floor, it can become extremely damp.· Plants in containers made of porous material, must be watered more often than those in plastic pots.
a leaky roof, pipe etc is damaged so that it has a hole or holes in it that water comes through: · The house had a leaky roof.· There was a pool of water in the corner where water was dripping from a leaky pipe.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=something has a lot of bullets in it)· The car was riddled with bullets.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYriddled with something
  • The old table was riddled with holes.
  • The ship returned from the war-zone riddled with bullet holes.
1riddled with something very full of something bad or unpleasant:  The whole house was riddled with damp. By this time her body was riddled with cancer.2riddled with holes full of small holes:  The wall of the fort was riddled with bullet holes.
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