强调动作的仓促性和“翻弄的随意/粗鲁”(有时隐含对被翻物体的“打乱”或“干扰”),通常用于寻找某个具体物品的场景。
结构:主语 + rifle through + 宾语(被翻找的物体/空间)
注:"through" 是介词,后接名词或代词(翻找的对象,如抽屉、钱包、文件等)。
1、 日常场景:翻找随身物品
She rifled through her purse looking for her train ticket.
她匆忙翻遍钱包找火车票。
I rifled through my backpack but couldn’t find my notebook.
我翻遍背包却没找到笔记本。
2、 查找文件/资料:
He rifled through the stack of papers on his desk to find the contract.
他快速翻弄桌上的一叠文件找合同。
The detective rifled through the suspect’s drawers for evidence.
侦探翻查嫌疑人的抽屉找证据。
3、 带有情绪的场景(如不满、着急):
Don’t rifle through my things without asking!
别不打招呼就乱翻我的东西!
I was late, so I rifled through the closet in a panic to find my coat.
我要迟到了,于是慌慌张张翻衣柜找外套。
"rifle through" vs. "search through":
"search through" 更中性,强调“仔细寻找”;而 "rifle through" 更侧重“快速、匆忙甚至粗鲁的翻找”,有时隐含“打乱原有秩序”。
例:
She searched through her bag carefully for her keys.(仔细找)
She rifled through her bag in a hurry and spilled everything out.(匆忙乱翻,东西都掉出来了)
过去式/过去分词:rifled through
现在分词:rifling through
综上,"rifle through" 是描述“快速翻找”的生动短语,适用于着急、匆忙或需要快速定位某物的场景,注意结合语境体会其“仓促感”。