rifle

英 ['ra?f(?)l] 美['ra?fl]

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復(fù)數(shù):?rifles;第三人稱單數(shù):?rifles;過去式:?rifled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?rifling;

1. 音譯“來復(fù)槍”。

rifle 搶劫，掠奪，挖槽，步槍，來復(fù)槍

來自古法語 rifler,掠奪，搶劫，刮，來自 Proto-Germanic*rifana,刮，搶，來自 PIE*rei,撕，砍，抓，詞源同 rive,rift.引申詞義挖槽，詞義來復(fù)槍縮寫自 rifled pistol,槽孔火槍。-le,表反復(fù)。

rifle (n.): 1775, "portable firearm having a spirally grooved bore," used earlier of the grooves themselves (1751), noun use of rifled (pistol), 1680s, from verb meaning "to cut spiral grooves in" (a gun barrel); see rifle (v.2).
rifle (v.1): "to plunder," early 14c. (implied in rifling), from Old French rifler "strip, filch, plunder, peel off (skin or bark), fleece," literally "to graze, scratch" (12c.), probably from a Germanic source (compare Old English geriflian "to wrinkle," Old High German riffilon "to tear by rubbing," Old Norse rifa "to tear, break"). Related: Rifled; rifling.
rifle (v.2): "to cut spiral grooves in" (a gun barrel), 1630s, probably from French rifler, from Old French rifler "to scratch or groove" (see rifle (v.1)). Related: Rifled; rifling.

1. They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle.: 他們用自動步槍近距離開槍射殺了他。

3. Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police.: 鄰居們聽到了步槍聲，就報了警。

5. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests.: 軍隊(duì)使用催淚瓦斯和槍托驅(qū)散示威者。