单词 | rifle |
释义 | rifle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Weaponsrifleri‧fle1 /ˈraɪfəl/ ●●○ noun [countable]PMWa long gun which you hold up to your shoulder to shoot → pistolriflerifle2 (also rifle through) verb [transitive]LOOK FORto 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.→ See Verb tableOrigin rifle1 (1700-1800) rifle “to cut grooves on the inside of something, especially a gun barrel” ((17-21 centuries)), from Old French rifler “to cut into a surface, steal” rifle2 (1300-1400) Old French rifler; → RIFLE1 |
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