riddled

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of riddle form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Damaged throughout by holes. also,figuratively
    — When the legislation was debated by the House of Commons, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said it was "riddled with holes", while former Conservative Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "badly written".
  2. Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.; Taking a noun complement construed with the preposition with.
    — The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud.
  3. Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.; Taking a noun complement that precedes the adjective, forming a compound.
    — a hole-riddled sweater

词形变化

more riddled comparative most riddled superlative
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