rattle
vt.& vi. (使)發出格格的響聲,(使)作嘎嘎聲; 喋喋不休地說話
vi. 迅速而嘎嘎作響地移動,墮下或走動
vt. 使緊張,使恐懼; 給(桅索)扎梯繩
n. 嘎嘎聲; 發出嘎嘎聲的兒童玩具; 呼嚕聲; 音響構造
When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard.
She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle...
她把廚房門重重地關上,我甚至聽到了碟子的震顫聲。
He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary...
他輕輕晃動著鳥籠,和金絲雀輕聲低語著。
A rattle is a baby's toy with loose bits inside which make a noise when the baby shakes it.
A rattle is a wooden instrument that people shake to make a loud knocking noise at football matches or tribal ceremonies.
A rattlesnake's rattle is the hard part at the end of its tail which makes a rattling sound when it is shaken.
If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous.
The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail sector...
從“美體小鋪”傳來的訊息令整個零售行業不安。
She refused to be rattled by his £3,000-a-day lawyer.
她拒絕被他以每天3,000英鎊僱來的律師騷擾。
You can say that a bus, train or car rattles somewhere when it moves noisily from one place to another.
The bus from Odense rattled into a dusty village called Pozo Almonte...
從歐登塞來的巴士顛簸著駛入一個叫作波索阿爾蒙特的灰濛濛的村莊。
Somewhere close at hand a train rattled by.
一輛火車從我的身邊轟隆隆地開過。
1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders);
2. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
3. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
1. make short successive sounds
2. shake and cause to make a rattling noise
rattle someone's cage
(非正式)使惱火,激怒;煩擾
rattle sabres
以侵略行動相威脅。 參見 sabre-rattling
rattle something off
(不費力地)飛快說出(或寫出);匆匆做成
rattle on/away
喋喋不休地講話,哇啦哇啦講個不停
This week the Full Moon on Thursday will tend to rattle your cage at work.
本週四的滿月給你的工作帶來緊張形勢.
Rattle He rattled through the list of names.
他口中象爆豆一般念那名單.
She could hear the rattle of the teacups.
她聽見茶具叮噹響.
I can rattle off lists of names of otherAtkineers that assisted me in getting to goal.
我能飛快地說出一串幫助我實現目標的其他阿特金斯信徒的名字.
The rattle of the engine was very loud.
發動機的嘎嘎聲很大.