rattle
verb
noun
ˈrætl
verb
1
if
you
rattle
something,
or
if
it
rattles,
it
shakes
and
makes
a
quick
series
of
short
sounds
（使）咯咯作响
I,T
Dan
banged
on
her
door
and
rattled
the
handle.
丹砰砰地敲她的门，还把门把手拽得咯咯作响。
The
window
rattled
in
the
wind.
窗户被风吹得咯咯作响。
Bottles
rattled
as
he
stacked
the
beer
crates.
他把啤酒箱摞起来，酒瓶咣当咣当地响。
2
if
a
vehicle
rattles
somewhere,
it
travels
there
while
making
a
rattling
sound
〔车辆〕嘎拉嘎拉地响
I
[+
along/past/over
etc
]
The
cart
rattled
along
the
stony
road.
马车嘎拉嘎拉地沿着碎石路行进。
An
old
blue
van
rattled
into
view.
一辆旧的蓝色小型货车咔哒咔哒地驶入我们的视线。
3
to
make
someone
lose
confidence
or
become
nervous
[非正式] 使慌乱，使紧张
T | informal
His
mocking
smile
rattled
her
more
than
his
anger.
他那种嘲讽的微笑比他的愤怒更让她感到害怕。
It
was
hard
not
to
get
rattled
when
the
work
piled
up.
工作积了一大堆，哪能不着急呢。
His
confidence
was
rattled
by
the
accident.
他的自信因为这场事故动摇了。
4
rattle sb’s cage
to
annoy
someone
–
used
humorously
[口，非正式] 惹恼某人〔幽默用法〕
spoken informal
Who
rattled
your
cage?
是谁惹你了？
5
to
live
in
a
building
that
is
much
too
big
for
you
[英] 居住〔在空荡荡的大房子里〕
[+
in
]
Dad
and
I
rattled
around
miserably
in
the
house
after
Mum
died.
妈妈死后，我和爸爸住在这空荡荡的房子里，非常凄惨。
6
to
say
several
pieces
of
information
or
a
list
quickly
and
easily
from
memory
迅速地背诵; 不假思索地说出
Chris
rattled
off
some
statistics
about
the
teams.
克里斯马上背出了那些球队的一些数据。
7
to
talk
quickly
for
a
long
time
about
boring
things
[英，非正式] 喋喋不休地说;
[+
about
]
Nancy
would
rattle
on
for
hours
about
her
grandchildren.
南希会几个小时喋喋不休地讲她的孙子孙女。
8
to
do
something
quickly
because
you
want
to
finish
it
[英，非正式] 迅速完成
9
if
a
sports
player
rattles
up
a
number
of
points,
they
get
that
number
of
points
very
quickly
[英] 〔体育比赛〕迅速得〔分〕
The
West
Indies
had
rattled
up
411
for
5
when
rain
stopped
play.
比赛因雨停止时，西印度群岛队已经在 5 局里拿下了 411 分。
noun
10
a
short
repeated
sound,
made
when
something
shakes
〔物体晃动发出的〕嘎嘎声，咯咯声
C,U
They
listened
anxiously
to
every
rattle
and
creak
in
the
house.
他们紧张地听着房子里的每一个响动。
[+
of
]
the
rattle
of
chains
锁链的当啷声
the
faint
rattle
of
distant
gunfire
远处隐约的隆隆炮声
11
a
baby’s
toy
that
makes
a
noise
when
it
is
shaken
拨浪鼓
C
12
an
object
that
people
shake
to
make
a
loud
noise
and
show
excitement
or
encouragement,
for
example
at
ceremonies
or
sports
games
[英] 〔仪式或体育比赛中表示兴奋或助威用的〕响板
C | BrE