rattles; rattled; rattling
rattles; rattled; rattling
Learner's definition of RATTLE
1
a [no object] : to hit against something repeatedly and make a quick series of short, loud sounds咔嗒咔嗒地响;发出连续短促的声响 b [+ object] : to cause (something) to move or shake and make a series of noises : to cause (something) to rattle使发出连续声响 2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object] : to make quick, short, loud sounds while moving(移动时)隆隆作响 3
[+ object] : to upset or disturb (someone)使不安;使心烦意乱 —
often used as (be) rattled常用作(be) rattled
rattle around
[phrasal verb] rattle around or rattle around (something) informal
: to live or spend time in a place that is very big在空荡的大地方居住(或度过时光) -
Her husband died last year, and now she's just rattling around in that huge house by herself.丈夫去年去世了,现在她只能独自住在那空荡荡的大房子里。
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rattle around the house在空荡荡的房子里生活
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We rattled around Europe last summer.去年夏天我们在辽阔的欧洲度过。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
rattle off
[phrasal verb] rattle (something) off or rattle off (something) informal
: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory迅速地背诵;不假思索地说出
rattle on
[phrasal verb] informal
: to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or important喋喋不休地说;絮叨 —
often + about
rattle someone's cage
— see cage
rattle through
[phrasal verb] rattle through (something) British
: to do (something) quickly迅速完成 2 rattle /ˈrætl̟/ noun
plural rattles
plural rattles
Learner's definition of RATTLE
[count]
1
: a series of short, loud sounds咯咯声;咔嗒声 —
usually singular通常用单数 2
: a baby's toy that makes a series of short sounds when it is shaken拨浪鼓
3
: the group of hard, loose pieces (called scales) that cover the end of a rattlesnake's tail(响尾蛇尾部的)响环