- [intransitive, transitive] rifle (through) something to search quickly through something in order to find or steal something快速搜寻;匆忙翻找
- She rifled through her clothes for something suitable to wear.她急匆匆地在衣服堆里找合适的衣服穿。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2 - [transitive] rifle something to steal something from somewhere偷窃;盗取
- His wallet had been rifled.他的钱包被偷了。
- [transitive] rifle something + adv./prep. to kick a ball very hard and straight in a game of football (soccer)猛踢(足球)
- She rifled the ball into the roof of the net.她把球打进网顶。
Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French rifler ‘graze, plunder’, of Germanic origin. verb sense 3 1940s: from rifle ‘gun’, suggestive of explosive speed; compare with the verb shoot.