rifle1/ˋraIfḷ; ˈraIf$l/n [C] a long gun that you hold against your shoulder to shoot 来复枪﹐步枪
rifle2 also 又作 rifle throughv [T] to search a place quickly, especially in order to steal something〔尤为偷窃而〕迅速翻找: Somebody has been rifling through my desk. 有人偷偷翻过我的书桌。