同近义词辨析
puzzle, mystery, riddle, problem
这组词都有“谜、难题”的意思,其区别是:
puzzle语气较强,指复杂令人费解的情况或问题。
mystery指常人难以认识其起因或性质的奥秘,或指有意不让人理解的奥妙。
riddle指供人猜的谜语游戏,也可指终究会有解答的难题。
problem指有待探讨的疑难问题,也可指令人困惑的情况。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- That painting is still a riddle to us.
那幅画对我们仍然是个谜。 - He could not solve the riddle.
他猜不出这个谜。 - He got the answer to the riddle as quick as a flash.
他一下子就猜中了谜底。 - The riddle was at last unriddled.
这个谜语终于得到了解答。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- She loved to riddle out the solution to problems.
她喜欢解答问题。 - The door was riddled with shots.
门被子弹打得尽是窟窿。 - Stay where you are,or I'll riddle you with bullet holes.
不要乱动,不然我就把你打得满身是弹孔。 - His daily work is to riddle coal cinders to get out the larger pieces.
他每天的工作是用粗筛筛煤渣,将大块的煤渣挑出来。
权威例句
Revisiting an old riddle: what determines genetic diversity levels within species?The calcareous riddle: Why are there so many calciphilous species in the Central European flora?“Aha!” effects in a guessing riddle task: An event-related potential study8 – Allelopathy, Koch's Postulates, and the Neck RiddleRiddle: what do aplastic anemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and "hypoplastic"leukemia have in common?The human mast cell tryptase tetramer: a fascinating riddle solved by structure.The problem of clonality in aplastic anemia: Dr Dameshek's riddle, restatedChronic granulomatous disease: the solving of a clinical riddle at the molecular level.Chromophore environment provides clue to "Kindling Fluorescent Protein"riddle.Service-Led Growth: The Role of the Service Sector in World Development by Dorothy I. Riddle