rattle
noun
uk/ˈræt.əl/us/ˈræt̬.əl/[S]
asoundsimilarto aseriesofquicklyrepeatedknocks:
(连续重复的)嗒嗒声,嘎嘎声;连续短促的碰撞声Fromacrossthetowncame the rattleofmachine-gunfire.从城镇的另一边传来机关枪开火的嗒嗒声。
[C]
atoythat makes anoiselike aseriesofknocks:
(玩具)拨浪鼓Thebabywaswavingaround aplasticrattle.婴儿正挥舞着一个塑料拨浪鼓。
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[C]
awoodendevicethat whenturnedround and roundproducesanoiselike aseriesofknocks
(转动时发出嗒嗒声的木制)响板Compare
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thepartof a rattlesnake'stailthatproducesanoise
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
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rattle
verb
uk/ˈræt.əl/us/ˈræt̬.əl/rattleverb(WORRY)
[T]
toworrysomeone or make someonenervous:
烦扰;使慌乱;使紧张Thecreakingupstairswasstartingto rattle me.楼上发出的吱嘎声使我开始紧张不安起来。
Causing anxiety and worry
- alarming
- alarmingly
- bite
- catch up withsomeone
- come back/home to roostidiom
- disturb
- dread
- frighten
- frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
- get/go beyond a jokeidiom
- givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
- givesomeonethe jittersidiom
- oppressive
- roost
- stresssomeoneout
- stressful
- suspenseful
- swatting
- tense
- tenseness
rattleverb(SOUND)
[IorT]
to (causesomething to) make anoiselike aseriesofknocks:
(使)发出尖厉的敲击声;(使)发出嘎嘎声Theexplosionrattled thecupson thetable.爆炸将桌上的杯子震得叮当作响。
Thedyingman'svoicerattled in histhroat.那个垂死者的喉咙里发出阵阵急促的声音。
[+ adv/prep]Thecarrattledoverthecobblestones.汽车在鹅卵石路上哐啷哐啷颠簸着前进。
Mycarengineis making astrangerattlingnoise.我的汽车引擎发出一种奇怪的嗒嗒声。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Phrasal verbs
rattlesomethingoff
rattle on/away
rattle throughsomething