英语词汇“rifle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of fossick

Definition

to search for, through, or in something; to forage

If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy.

Synonyms

search,

hunt,

explore,

ferret,

check,

forage,

rummage

in the sense of gut

Definition

basic, essential, or natural

The church had been gutted by vandals.

Synonyms

ravage,

strip,

empty,

sack,

rifle,

plunder,

clean out,

ransack,

pillage,

despoil (formal)

in the sense of loot

Definition

to steal (money or goods) during war or riots

Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.

Synonyms

plunder,

rob,

raid,

sack,

rifle,

ravage,

ransack,

pillage,

despoil (formal)

in the sense of pillage

Definition

to steal property violently, often in war

Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.

Synonyms

plunder,

strip,

sack,

rob,

raid,

spoil (archaic),

rifle,

loot,

ravage,

ransack,

despoil (formal),

maraud,

reive (dialect),

depredate (rare),

freeboot,

spoliate

in the sense of plunder

Definition

to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime

They plundered and burned the town.

Synonyms

loot,

strip,

sack,

rob,

raid,

devastate,

spoil,

rifle,

ravage,

ransack,

pillage,

despoil (formal)

in the sense of rake

Definition

to search or examine carefully

Many can only survive by raking through dustbins.

Synonyms

search,

hunt,

examine,

scan,

comb,

scour,

ransack,

forage,

scrutinize,

fossick (Australian, New Zealand)

in the sense of rob

A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday.

Synonyms

raid,

hold up,

break into,

sack,

loot,

plunder,

burgle,

ransack,

pillage

in the sense of sack

Definition

to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city)

Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.

Synonyms

plunder,

loot,

pillage,

destroy,

strip,

rob,

raid,

ruin,

devastate,

spoil,

rifle,

demolish,

ravage,

lay waste,

despoil (formal),

maraud,

depredate (rare)

in the sense of search

Definition

to look through (a place) thoroughly in order to find someone or something

Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday.

Synonyms

examine,

check,

investigate,

explore,

probe,

inspect,

comb,

inquire,

sift,

scour,

ferret,

pry,

ransack,

forage,

scrutinize,

turn upside down,

rummage through,

frisk (informal),

cast around,

rifle through,

leave no stone unturned,

turn inside out,

fossick (Australian, New Zealand),

go over with a fine-tooth comb

in the sense of strip

Definition

to take something away from (someone)

The government is slowly stripping us of our rights.

Synonyms

plunder,

rob,

loot,

empty,

sack,

deprive,

ransack,

pillage,

divest,

denude

单词	rifle
释义	Trends of rifle View usage for: rifle (raɪfəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rifles, present participle rifling, past tense, past participle rifled 1. countable noun A rifle is a gun with a long barrel. They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle. Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police. 2. verb If you rifle through things or rifle them, you make a quick search among them in order to find something or steal something. I discovered him rifling through the filing cabinet. [VERB + through] The men rifled through his clothing and snatched the wallet. [VERB through noun] There were lockers by each seat and I quickly rifled the contents. [VERB noun] Synonyms: rummage, go, search, hunt More Synonyms of rifle More Synonyms of rifle rifle in British English 1 (ˈraɪfəl) noun 1. a. a firearm having a long barrel with a spirally grooved interior, which imparts to the bullet spinning motion and thus greater accuracy over a longer range b. (as modifier) rifle fire 2. (formerly) a large cannon with a rifled bore 3. one of the grooves in a rifled bore 4. (plural) a. a unit of soldiers equipped with rifles b. (capital when part of a name) the Rifle Brigade verb (transitive) 5. to cut or mould spiral grooves inside the barrel of (a gun) 6. to throw or hit (a ball) with great speed Word origin C18: from Old French rifler to scratch; related to Low German rifeln from riefe groove, furrow rifle in British English 2 (ˈraɪfəl) verb (transitive) 1. to search (a house, safe, etc) and steal from it; ransack 2. to steal and carry off to rifle goods from a shop Derived forms rifler (ˈrifler) noun Word origin C14: from Old French rifler to plunder, scratch, of Germanic origin rifle in American English 1 (ˈraɪfəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrifled or ˈrifling 1. a. to ransack and rob (a place); pillage; plunder b. Rare to search and rob (a person) 2. to take as plunder; steal Derived forms rifler (ˈrifler) noun Word origin ME riflen < OFr rifler, to plunder, orig., to scratch: see rifle2 rifle in American English 2 (ˈraɪfəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrifled or ˈrifling 1. to cut spiral grooves on the inside of (a gun barrel, etc.) 2. US to hurl or throw with great speed noun 3. a. US a gun, fired from the shoulder, with spiral grooves cut into the inner surface of the barrel see also rifle2 verb transitive b. a rifled artillery piece 4. [pl.] troops armed with rifles Word origin Fr rifler, to scrape, scratch < OFr < MHG riffeln, to scratch, heckle (flax) < OHG riffilon, akin to ripple2 Image of rifle © Militarist, shutterstock Word lists with rifle gun In other languages rifle British English: rifle /ˈraɪfl/ NOUN A rifle is a gun with a long barrel. They shot him with an automatic rifle. American English: rifle Arabic: بُنْدُقِيَّة Brazilian Portuguese: rifle Chinese: 步枪 Croatian: puška Czech: puška Danish: riffel Dutch: geweer European Spanish: rifle Finnish: kivääri French: fusil German: Gewehr Greek: τουφέκι Italian: fucile Japanese: ライフル銃 Korean: 소총 Norwegian: rivle Polish: karabin European Portuguese: rifle Romanian: pușcă Russian: винтовка Latin American Spanish: rifle Swedish: gevär Thai: ปืนเล็กยาว Turkish: tüfek Ukrainian: гвинтівка Vietnamese: súng trường British English: rifle VERB If you rifle through things or rifle them, you make a quick search among them in order to find something or steal something. I discovered my husband rifling through the filing cabinet. American English: rifle Brazilian Portuguese: pilhar Chinese: 匆忙搜寻 European Spanish: hurgar French: fouiller German: durchwühlen Italian: frugare in Japanese: くまなく捜す Korean: 샅샅이 뒤지다 European Portuguese: pilhar Latin American Spanish: hurgar All related terms of 'rifle' air rifle An air rifle is a rifle which is fired by means of air pressure . pea rifle a small rifle M-1 rifle a semiautomatic .30 calibre rifle : the basic infantry weapon of the US Army in World War II and the Korean War rifle butt the end of the stock of a rifle rifle fire You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns. rifle green a dark olive green, as in the uniforms of certain rifle regiments rifle range A rifle range is a place where you can practise shooting with a rifle. rifle shot the shooting of a rifle assault rifle a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period Enfield rifle a breech-loading bolt-action magazine rifle , usually .303 calibre , used by the British army until World War II and by other countries express rifle a high-velocity hunting rifle for big game shooting Garand rifle a semiautomatic , rapid-firing, .30-caliber rifle : the former standard infantry weapon of the U.S. Army hunting rifle a gun with a long barrel used in hunting rifle grenade a grenade fired from a rifle service rifle a rifle that is issued as standard to soldiers of an army or armed force Springfield rifle a magazine-fed bolt-action breech-loading .30 calibre rifle formerly used by the US Army Winchester rifle a breech-loading lever-action repeating rifle with a tubular magazine under the barrel Browning automatic rifle a portable gas-operated air-cooled automatic rifle using .30 calibre ammunition and capable of firing between 200 and 350 rounds per minute National Rifle Association a lobbying organization which advocates the right to own and use firearms Chinese translation of 'rifle' rifle (ˈraɪfl) n (c) (= gun) 步枪(槍) (bùqiāng) (支, zhī) vt [papers, clothing, bag etc] (also rifle through) 搜劫 (sōujié) 1 (verb) in the sense of rummage Definition to search (a house or safe) and steal from it The men rifled through his clothing. Synonyms rummage They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes. go search Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday. hunt rake Many can only survive by raking through dustbins. sift forage They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel. fossick (Australian, New Zealand) If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy. 2 (verb) in the sense of ransack Definition to steal and carry off The child rifled the till while her mother distracted the postmistress. Synonyms ransack Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying. rob A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday. burgle I thought we had been burgled. loot Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops. strip The government is slowly stripping us of our rights. sack Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. gut The church had been gutted by vandals. plunder They plundered and burned the town. pillage Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. despoil (formal) the modern day industry which has despoiled the town Additional synonyms in the sense of burgle Definition to break into (a house, shop, etc.) I thought we had been burgled. Synonyms rob, raid, loot, steal from, plunder, ransack in the sense of despoil Definition to plunder the modern day industry which has despoiled the town Synonyms plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon in the sense of forage Definition to obtain by searching about They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel. Synonyms search, hunt, scavenge, cast about, seek, explore, raid, scour, plunder, look round, rummage, ransack, scrounge (informal), fossick (Australian, New Zealand) Synonyms of 'rifle' rifle Explore 'rifle' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fossick Definition to search for, through, or in something; to forage If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy. Synonyms search, hunt, explore, ferret, check, forage, rummage in the sense of gut Definition basic, essential, or natural The church had been gutted by vandals. Synonyms ravage, strip, empty, sack, rifle, plunder, clean out, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) in the sense of loot Definition to steal (money or goods) during war or riots Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops. Synonyms plunder, rob, raid, sack, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) in the sense of pillage Definition to steal property violently, often in war Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. Synonyms plunder, strip, sack, rob, raid, spoil (archaic), rifle, loot, ravage, ransack, despoil (formal), maraud, reive (dialect), depredate (rare), freeboot, spoliate in the sense of plunder Definition to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime They plundered and burned the town. Synonyms loot, strip, sack, rob, raid, devastate, spoil, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) in the sense of rake Definition to search or examine carefully Many can only survive by raking through dustbins. Synonyms search, hunt, examine, scan, comb, scour, ransack, forage, scrutinize, fossick (Australian, New Zealand) in the sense of rob A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday. Synonyms raid, hold up, break into, sack, loot, plunder, burgle, ransack, pillage in the sense of sack Definition to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city) Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. Synonyms plunder, loot, pillage, destroy, strip, rob, raid, ruin, devastate, spoil, rifle, demolish, ravage, lay waste, despoil (formal), maraud, depredate (rare) in the sense of search Definition to look through (a place) thoroughly in order to find someone or something Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday. Synonyms examine, check, investigate, explore, probe, inspect, comb, inquire, sift, scour, ferret, pry, ransack, forage, scrutinize, turn upside down, rummage through, frisk (informal), cast around, rifle through, leave no stone unturned, turn inside out, fossick (Australian, New Zealand), go over with a fine-tooth comb in the sense of strip Definition to take something away from (someone) The government is slowly stripping us of our rights. Synonyms plunder, rob, loot, empty, sack, deprive, ransack, pillage, divest, denude
随便看	there's a flat going downstairs there's a good film on at the cinema there's a knack to doing this there's a lot at stake there's a lot of flu/money about there's a picture over the fireplace there's a rumour going about that ... there's a strong case for/against reform the research made some valid points the research was based on there seems to be ... the resistance there's more than one way to skin a cat there's more to something than meets the eye there's more to this than meets the eye there's no accounting for taste there's no charge (there's) no comparison there's no disguising the fact that ... there's no excuse for such behaviour there's no future in this idea there's no harm (in) trying there's no hurry there's no mistaking (there's) no need

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