音标

英 [ˈrɪdl]；美 [ˈrɪdl]

意思

作名词时：

谜语，指供人猜的有趣问题或难题。例如：Can you solve this riddle?（你能解开这个谜语吗？）

谜团；费解的事，形容难以理解或解释的情况。例如：His sudden disappearance remains a riddle.（他的突然失踪仍然是个谜。）

 

作动词时：

使布满窟窿；把……打得满是窟窿 。例如：The target was riddled with bullets.（靶子上布满了子弹孔。）

充斥；充满（坏的东西）。例如：The report is riddled with errors.（这份报告错误百出。）

 

造句

The teacher told us an interesting riddle in class.
老师在课堂上给我们讲了一个有趣的谜语。

I spent hours trying to figure out that riddle.
我花了几个小时试图解开那个谜语。

The Sphinx's riddle is very famous in Greek mythology.
斯芬克斯之谜在希腊神话中非常有名。

Life is sometimes like a riddle that we need to solve.
生活有时就像一个我们需要解开的谜团。

The old house was riddled with holes in its walls.
这座老房子的墙壁上布满了洞。

His argument is riddled with logical flaws.
他的论点充满了逻辑漏洞。

She loves to share riddles with her friends at parties.
她喜欢在聚会上和朋友们分享谜语。

The mystery novel is full of riddles that keep readers engaged.
这本悬疑小说充满了让读者着迷的谜题。

The security system was riddled with weaknesses.
这个安全系统存在诸多漏洞。

Solving riddles can improve our thinking ability.
解谜语可以提高我们的思维能力。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

娱乐互动：在朋友聚会、课堂活动等场合，用谜语来增添乐趣和互动。例如：“Hey, guys! I've got a riddle for you. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?（嘿，伙计们！我给你们出个谜语。什么东西有一张脸和两只手，但没有胳膊和腿？）”

表达困惑：当遇到难以理解的事情时，用 “riddle” 来描述。比如：“I can't understand why he did that. It's a real riddle to me.（我不明白他为什么那样做。这对我来说真是个谜。）”

 

写作运用

记叙文写作：在描述经历或故事时，引入谜语元素增加趣味性。例如：“During the summer camp, we had a riddle - solving competition. Everyone was excited to participate.（在夏令营期间，我们举行了一场猜谜语比赛。每个人都很兴奋地参与其中。）”

创意写作：在创作故事、诗歌等作品时，利用谜语营造神秘氛围。比如：“In the dark forest, a strange old man presented a riddle to the brave adventurer. If the adventurer couldn't solve it, he would be trapped forever.（在黑暗的森林里，一位奇怪的老人向勇敢的冒险家提出了一个谜语。如果冒险家解不开它，他就会永远被困住。）”

 

学习积累

收集记忆：收集不同类型的谜语，背诵并理解其中 “riddle” 的用法，同时学习与谜语相关的词汇，如 “solve（解决）”“answer（答案）” 等。

模仿练习：模仿已有的谜语，自己尝试创作简单的谜语，锻炼对 “riddle” 的运用能力以及英语表达能力。