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riddles

/ˈrɪdlz/B1

谜语 / 谜题 (n.)

这里用复数形式 `riddles`。在口语中，说别人「speak in riddles」意思就是说话拐弯抹角、打哑谜，不直截了当。

When my mother died,

people only ever spoke to me in riddles.

All I wanted was for someone to say that they were sorry for what happened to me.