riddle
noun uk/ˈrɪd.əl/ us/ˈrɪd.əl/
(QUESTION)
[ C ]谜;谜语
a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way and has a clever or funny answer, often asked as a game
[ C usually singular ]奥秘；费解之事
something that is confusing, or a problem that is difficult to solve
Scientists may have solved the riddle of Saturn's rings. 科学家们或许已经揭开了土星环的奥秘。
Idiom
talk/speak in riddlesidiom 说话令人莫名其妙，说话像打哑谜
to say things in a confusing way
riddle
verb [ T ] uk/ˈrɪd.əl/ us/ˈrɪd.əl/
使布满洞孔
to make a lot of holes in something
The anti-aircraft guns riddled the plane's wings with bullets. 高射炮炮弹把机翼打得千疮百孔。