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）发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音
- Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled.每次公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。
- He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.他使劲摇晃我，弄得我牙齿咯咯作响。
- She stood there, rattling the collecting tin.她站在那儿，把存钱罐弄得咔咔作响。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a vehicle车辆) to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhere（运行时）发出连续短促的高声
- A convoy of trucks rattled by.卡车队隆隆驶过。
[transitive] rattle somebody to make somebody nervous or frightened使紧张；使恐惧 synonym unnerve
- He was clearly rattled by the question.这个问题显然令他感到紧张。
- Are you all right? You look a bit rattled.你还好吗？你看起来有点慌乱。
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一连串短促尖厉的撞击声；咔嗒声
- the rattle of gunfire轰隆轰隆的炮火声
- From the kitchen came a rattling of cups and saucers.从厨房里传来叮叮当当杯盘相碰的声音。
see also death rattle
a baby’s toy that makes a series of short loud sounds when it is shaken拨浪鼓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响板（在体育比赛等中观众用来助阵）

Word OriginMiddle English: related to Middle Dutch and Low German ratelen, of imitative origin.