rattle

['rætl]

vi.嘎嘎作响, 喋喋不休
vt.使惊惶失措, 使恼火, 使作响, 急促地谈讲
n.嘎嘎声, 嘎嘎响的东西, 拔浪鼓

例句与用法:

He rattled on about his job, not noticing how bored she was.

他只顾喋喋不休地说自己工作上的事,没注意到她有多麽腻烦。

The boy put some stones in a tin box and made them rattle.

男孩把一些石子放在铁盒子里,然后摇得哗啦哗啦地响。

The child rattled away merrily.

那孩子快活地喋喋不休地说着。

词形变化:

动词过去式: rattled | 动词过去分词: rattled | 动词现在分词: rattling | 动词第三人称单数: rattles |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 使发出咯咯声

A cold November wind rattled the windows.

十一月的寒风刮得窗户格格作响。

2. 【口】使窘迫不安, 使惊惶失措; 使恼火

She seemed rattled about our presence.

我们在场她显得惊恐不安。

3. 使觉醒; 使振作[(+up)]

4. 从(隐藏处)惊出猎物

vi.

1. 发出咯咯声

The window rattled in the wind.

窗户在风中嘎嘎作响。

2. 喀嚓喀嚓行进[Q]

The old wagon rattled down the road.

破旧的四轮运货马车喀嚓喀嚓地行进在路上。

3. 喋喋不休地讲话[(+on/away)]

The children rattled away merrily.

孩子们兴高采烈地哇啦哇啦讲个不停。

n.

1. 咯咯声; 吵闹声[S]

We could hear the rattle of milk bottles.

我们可以听到牛奶瓶的碰击声。

2. 发出咯咯声的东西; (婴儿玩的)拨浪鼓[C]

The baby was playing with the rattle.

婴儿在玩拨浪鼓。

3. 响尾蛇尾端的响环[C]

4. 喋喋不休的空话; 喋喋不休的人[S1][U]


短语词组:

rattle off

1. (不费力地)飞快说出(或写出)

He rattled off the poem.

他急速地背诵那首诗。

rattle on/away

1. 喋喋不休地说

He kept rattling away in French.

他喋喋不休地用法语讲话。

rattle through

1. 迅速地做好

The speaker has rattled through his speech.

演讲者很快地讲完了他的演说。