rifle學測 L5KK [ˈraɪfəl] ｜ /ˈraɪfəl/
步槍；來福槍·匆忙翻找；搜查
軍教片常出現，動詞義是「翻找」易忽略
My uncle keeps an old rifle in the wooden box under his bed.
我叔叔把一支舊步槍收在床底下的木箱裡。
義項
扛槍瞄準B1noun步槍；來福槍
John picked up his rifle and walked into the forest.
約翰拿起他的步槍，走進了森林。
fire a rifleload a rifle
翻箱倒櫃B1verb匆忙翻找；搜查
John lost his keys, so he rifled through the drawers in his room.
約翰的鑰匙不見了，所以他把房間裡的抽屜都翻遍了。
rifle through a drawerrifle through a bag
片語
rifle through亂翻找 →匆忙翻找、到處亂翻
assault rifle自動步槍 →軍用自動步槍
hunting rifle獵人扛槍 →打獵用的步槍
sniper rifle遠距狙擊 →狙擊手用的步槍
你會不會這樣說？
'John lost his keys, so he rifled through the drawers in his room.' 這裡的 rifled 最接近哪個意思？(A) 步槍 (B) 匆忙翻找 (C) 偷竊
看答案
(B)
此句的 rifled 是動詞，指「翻找」的動作，不是步槍的名詞用法。
'My uncle keeps an old rifle in the wooden box under his bed.' 這裡的 rifle 是什麼詞性？(A) 名詞 (B) 動詞
看答案
(A)
此處 rifle 前面有 an old，是名詞「步槍」的用法，不是翻找的動詞。
字族
rifleman 步槍兵；來福槍手