rustle
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they rustle | |
he / she / it rustles | |
past simple rustled | |
past participle rustled | |
-ing form rustling |
- [intransitive, transitive]
if something dry and light rustles or you rustle it, it makes a sound like paper, leaves, etc. moving or rubbing together (使)發出輕輕的摩擦聲,發出沙沙聲 the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 樹木在微風中發出的沙沙聲 Her silk dress rustled as she moved. 她走起路來,絲質的連衣裙窸窣作響。 - rustle something
The light wind rustled the leaves. 微風吹得樹葉沙沙作響。
Extra ExamplesThe wind rustled in the bushes. 風吹得灌木叢沙沙作響。 the sound of their feet rustling through the grass 他們走過高草時的窸窣腳步聲
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- slightly
- softly
- …
- in
- through
- [transitive] rustle something
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.