riffle
verb /ˈrɪfl/
/ˈrɪfl/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they riffle | /ˈrɪfl/ /ˈrɪfl/ |
| he / she / it riffles | /ˈrɪflz/ /ˈrɪflz/ |
| past simple riffled | /ˈrɪfld/ /ˈrɪfld/ |
| past participle riffled | /ˈrɪfld/ /ˈrɪfld/ |
| -ing form riffling | /ˈrɪflɪŋ/ /ˈrɪflɪŋ/ |
- to turn over papers or the pages of a book quickly and without reading them all
迅速翻动（纸张或书页） - riffle through something He was riffling through the papers on his desk.
他很快地翻着他桌上的文件。 - riffle something to riffle the pages of a book
随意翻动书页
词源late 18th cent. (referring to a certain way of shuffling cards): perhaps from a variant of the verb ruffle, influenced by ripple. - riffle through something He was riffling through the papers on his desk.