rattle

verb

/ˈrætl/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rattle	/ˈrætl/ /ˈrætl/
he / she / it rattles	/ˈrætlz/ /ˈrætlz/
past simple rattled	/ˈrætld/ /ˈrætld/
past participle rattled	/ˈrætld/ /ˈrætld/
-ing form rattling	/ˈrætlɪŋ/ /ˈrætlɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] rattle (something) to make a series of short loud sounds when shaking or hitting against something hard; to make something do this（使）發出咔嗒咔嗒的聲音
- Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled.每次公共汽車經過這裏，窗戶都格格作響。
- He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.他使勁搖晃我，弄得我牙齒咯咯作響。
- She stood there, rattling the collecting tin.她站在那兒，把存錢罐弄得咔咔作響。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a vehicle車輛) to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhere（運行時）發出連續短促的高聲
- A convoy of trucks rattled by.卡車隊隆隆駛過。
[transitive] rattle somebody to make somebody nervous or frightened使緊張；使恐懼 synonym unnerve
- He was clearly rattled by the question.這個問題顯然令他感到緊張。
- Are you all right? You look a bit rattled.你還好嗎？你看起來有點慌亂。
Topics Feelingsc2

noun

/ˈrætl/

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(also rattling)
[usually singular] a series of short loud sounds made when hard objects hit against each other一連串短促尖厲的撞擊聲；咔嗒聲
- the rattle of gunfire轟隆轟隆的炮火聲
- From the kitchen came a rattling of cups and saucers.從廚房裏傳來叮叮當當杯盤相碰的聲音。
see also death rattle
a baby’s toy that makes a series of short loud sounds when it is shaken撥浪鼓Topics Games and toysc2
a wooden object that is held in one hand and makes a series of short loud sounds when you turn it round, used, for example, by people watching a sports game響板（在體育比賽等中觀衆用來助陣）