riddle

All comers to the Sphinx were asked a riddle, and failure to solve it meant death.

所有来到斯芬克斯面前的人都被问了一个谜语，解答不了就意味着死亡。

Stop talking in riddles—say what you mean.

别拐弯抹角了，有话直说。

Generally, a lantern riddle consists of three parts, namely the riddle, the hint and the answer.

灯谜一般由三部分组成，即谜面、谜目和谜底。

Scientists claimed yesterday to have solved the riddle of the birth of the universe.

科学家们昨天宣布已经解开了宇宙诞生之谜。

Nature is indeed like a riddle, some areas of which are beyond the reach of science and technology, at least in the foreseeable future.

大自然确实像一个谜，其中一些领域是科学技术无法触及的，至少在可预见的未来是这样。

Could you please riddle me this?

你能帮我解开这个谜语吗？

He is a man who always riddles.

他是那种说话总让人摸不着头脑的人。