| 释义 | rifling present participle ofrifle
 rifle
 verb[ I or T ]
 uk /ˈraɪ.fəl/ us /ˈraɪ.fəl/
 to search quickly through something, often in order to steal something: 迅速翻查;匆忙翻找
 The safe had been rifled and the diamonds were gone.保险柜被洗劫了,钻石不翼而飞。
 He rifled through the papers on the desk, but couldn't find the photographs.他把桌上的一堆文件翻了个遍,但是没有找到照片。
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 Stealing
 abscond
 abscond with someone/something
 aggravated burglary
 anti-burglar
 anti-burglary
 eavesdrop
 hot-wire
 housebreaking
 jemmy
 jimmy
 job
 kleptomania
 piratically
 plunder
 poach
 poaching
 porch piracy
 rustle
 rustling
 snaffle
 
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