attle
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) make short sharp sounds quickly, one after the other; (cause sth to) shake while making such sounds (使某物)發出一連串的短促而尖利的聲音; (使某物)顫動出聲
The windows were rattling in the wind. 風刮得窗戶格格作響.
Hailstones rattled on the tin roof. 冰雹落在鐵皮屋頂上發出砰砰聲.
The wind rattled the windows. 風把窗戶刮得顫悠悠地格格作響.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(infml 口) make (sb) nervous; frighten or alarm 使(某人)緊張; 使恐懼; 使驚慌
The policeman's visit really got her rattled. 警察來訪可把她嚇了一跳.
3 (phr v) rattle along, off, past, etc move with a rattling sound 移動時發出嘈雜聲
The old bus rattled along the stony road. 那輛舊公共汽車格登格登地沿碎石路行駛.
A cart rattled past (us). 一輛大車發出嘎吱嘎吱聲經過我們身邊. rattle away/on talk idly and at length; chatter 神聊; 喋喋不休
He rattled on about his job, not noticing how bored she was. 他只顧喋喋不休地說自己工作上的事, 沒注意到她有多麼膩煩. rattle sth off say or repeat sth quickly and meaninglessly 急促而不假思索地說或重述某事
The child rattled off the poem he had learnt. 那孩子把學到的那首詩背得滾瓜爛熟. rattle through sth tell (a story), repeat (a list, etc) quickly 急急巴巴地講(故事)或念(表冊等)
He rattled through the list of names. 他口中像爆豆一般念那名單. rattle, n
1 [U, C] rattling sound 一連串的短促而尖利的聲音
the rattle of bottles, chains, etc 瓶子 匡啷 匡啷響、 鏈子當啷當啷響
the harsh rattle of machine-gun fire 機關槍射擊時的刺耳的格格聲
The car has several irritating rattles at the back. 這輛汽車後部有幾處發出煩人的嘈雜聲.
2 [C] toy or device for producing a rattling sound 產生連續聲音的玩具或器具: a baby's rattle 撥浪鼓
Football fans sounded their rattles. 足球迷們弄響了他們那用來助陣的發聲器.
3 [C] horny rings on a rattlesnake's tail that make a rattling noise when shaken 響環(響尾蛇尾部的角質環, 擺動時格格作響).