• n. 步槍；來(lái)復(fù)槍
• vt. 用步槍射擊；搶奪；偷走

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) rifler,掠奪，搶劫，刮，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*rifana,刮，搶，來(lái)自 PIE*rei,撕，砍， 抓，詞源同 rive,rift.引申詞義挖槽，詞義來(lái)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(dòng)步槍近距離開槍射殺了他。

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2. He fixed a bayonet to the end of his rifle.

他在步槍口上安好了刺刀。

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3. Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police.

鄰居們聽(tīng)到了步槍聲，就報(bào)了警。

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4. Tom was leading, a rifle slung over his back.

湯姆走在前面，背上掛著一支步槍。

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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。

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