/ˈraɪfl ||; ˈraɪfḷ/noun
[C] a long gun that you hold against your shoulder to shoot with 步枪;来复枪 We load, aim and fire a rifle. 把子弹装入枪(load),瞄准(aim)然后开火(fire)。
rifle²
/ˈraɪfl ||; ˈraɪfḷ/verb
[I,T] rifle (through) sth to search sth usually in order to steal from it (通常为偷窃而)翻找,搜寻:
I caught him rifling through the papers on my desk.他翻弄我桌上的文件,被我当场抓住。