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)发出轻轻的摩擦声,发出沙沙声 the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声 Her silk dress rustled as she moved. 她走起路来,丝质的连衣裙窸窣作响。 - rustle something
The light wind rustled the leaves. 微风吹得树叶沙沙作响。
Extra ExamplesThe wind rustled in the bushes. 风吹得灌木丛沙沙作响。 the sound of their feet rustling through the grass 他们走过高草时的窸窣脚步声
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.