riddle
用法要点
句型搭配
作为名词时,常与动词 solve、ask、tell 搭配;作为动词时,可接宾语或与介词 with 连用表示充满。
介词用法
与介词 with 连用表示“充满于”,如 riddled with;作为动词时,宾语直接跟在后面,无需介词。
语域说明
名词用法在日常和文学中常见;动词“筛分”义多用于技术或农业语境;“充满”义带贬义,如 riddled with problems。
基础例句
Can you solve this riddle? It's about a clock.
你能解开这个谜语吗?它是关于一个时钟的。
She loves to tell riddles to her friends during parties.
她喜欢在聚会上给朋友们出谜语。
The old book is full of riddles from different cultures.
这本旧书里充满了来自不同文化的谜语。
He riddled the soil to remove stones before planting.
他在种植前筛了土壤以去除石头。
高级例句
The researcher riddled through the data to find patterns in the experiment.
研究人员仔细检验数据,以在实验中寻找模式。
The financial report was riddled with inconsistencies, requiring a thorough audit.
这份财务报告充满不一致之处,需要进行彻底审计。
In the lecture, the professor used a riddle to illustrate logical reasoning principles.
在讲座中,教授用一个谜语来说明逻辑推理原则。
The contract was riddled with ambiguous clauses, leading to legal disputes.
合同充满模糊条款,导致了法律纠纷。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误:误用 riddle 作为动词表示“思考谜语”,正确用法是 solve the riddle 或动词 riddle 接宾语,如 riddle the problem。
错误:在表示“充满”时,未使用过去分词 riddled,正确形式是 be riddled with,用于描述状态。
近义词辨析
puzzle
puzzle 更泛指难题或谜题,可能涉及逻辑或游戏;riddle 特指语言类谜语,常以问题形式出现,更具文学或传统色彩。
A crossword puzzle is fun, but a riddle often has a poetic twist.
enigma
enigma 强调神秘或难以理解的事物,比 riddle 更正式和抽象,常用于描述复杂情况或人物;riddle 更具体,指可解答的谜语。
His behavior remains an enigma, unlike a simple riddle we can solve.