질문이나 진술의 형태로 제시되어 지혜를 짜내어 답을 맞혀야 하는 놀이
A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
예문:
"The sphinx posed a deadly riddle to all who passed."
"She loves solving the daily riddle in the newspaper."
이해하거나 설명하기 매우 어려운 사람이나 사건 또는 사실
A person, event, or fact that is difficult to understand or explain.
예문:
"The origin of the universe is the ultimate riddle."
"His true motives remain a riddle to his colleagues."
총탄 등으로 어떤 것에 수많은 구멍을 내어 벌집처럼 만들다
To make many holes in someone or something, especially with gunshot.
예문:
"The hail storm riddled the car's roof with small dents."
"The soldiers riddled the target with bullets."
불쾌하거나 바람직하지 않은 것으로 어떤 것을 가득 채우거나 퍼지게 하다
To fill or permeate someone or something, especially with something unpleasant or undesirable.
예문:
"The government was riddled with corruption at every level."
"The essay was riddled with spelling mistakes."
거친 체를 사용하여 자갈이나 곡물 등의 물질을 걸러내다
To pass a substance through a large coarse sieve to separate materials.
예문:
"The archeologist riddled the sand to find small beads."
"Farmers riddle the grain to remove the chaff."