Rifle

(noun.) a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; 'he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired'.

(verb.) go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; 'Who rifled through my desk drawers?'.

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• They heard a rifle bolt snick as it was drawn back and then the knock against the wood as it was pushed forward and down on the stock. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The Redan was within rifle-shot of the Malakoff; Inkerman was a mile away; and Balaklava removed but an hour's ride. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It was expected in case of necessity to connect these forts by rifle-pits. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The repeating rifle now seemed an interesting possibility and large sums were spent in developing a weapon of this type. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The rifle grooves, however, were first made spiral or screwed by Koster, of Birmingham, about 1620, while straight grooves are said to have been in use as far back as 1498. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• A breech-loading rifle was also invented about this time. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• He lay back and sighted with the automatic rifle as the planes came on steadily. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• There were two of them, with rifles slung on their backs and flashlights in their hands and they were shouting too. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• At sight of us the members of the guard sprang forward in surprise, and with levelled rifles halted us. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• They throw away their rifles, Piani said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Raising their rifles they fired into the underbrush in the direction from which the missiles had come. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• I saw flashes of the rifles and heard the reports. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Pilar was climbing the bank into the timber carrying three rifles. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• As I gained my feet the therns lowered their wicked rifles, their faces distorted in mingled chagrin, consternation, and alarm. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Rifled cannon were first employed in actual service in Louis Napoleon’s Italian campaign of 1859, and were first introduced in the United States service by General James in 1861. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Smooth-bore cannon and mortars of cast-iron and bronze are still retained in some fortresses, though rifled cannon are the only type now made. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In Berlin there is a rifled cannon of 1664 with thirteen grooves. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I am convinced that these marks were left by the man who rifled the papers. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• We have seen the mineral and vegetable kingdoms rifled and ransacked for substances that would yield the best filament. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Three-barrel guns were also made from one piece of steel, two bores for shot and the third rifled for a bullet. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Then, when he had left, you rifled the jewel-case, raised the alarm, and had this unfortunate man arrested. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The feature of importance in the cannon which contributed most to its efficiency was the rifling of the bore with spiral grooves. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The gunsmith was so impressed by the boy and his accomplishment that, after rifling the barrel, he fitted it with a lock. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• They removed their prisoner to the ground and then commenced a systematic rifling of the vessel. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• He had no tools to cut the rifling. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The liner is a single piece which extends the length of the bore and is intended to contain the rifling and the powder chamber. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Was it not he of St Ives whom they tied to an oak-tree, and compelled to sing a mass while they were rifling his mails and his wallets? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The rifling of the barrels of firearms is, however, of very ancient origin. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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