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rat·tleBrE /ˈrætl/NAmE /ˈrætl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they rattle BrE /ˈrætl/ NAmE /ˈrætl/present simple - he / she / it rattles BrE /ˈrætlz/ NAmE /ˈrætlz/past simple rattled BrE /ˈrætld/ NAmE /ˈrætld/past participle rattled BrE /ˈrætld/ NAmE /ˈrætld/ -ing form rattling BrE /ˈrætlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈrætlɪŋ/(informal) [I, T] ~ (sth) to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against sth hard; to make sth 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。 [I] + 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。 [T] ~ sbto make sb nervous or frightened 使紧张；使恐惧 SYN unnerve ◆He was clearly rattled by the question. 这个问题显然令他感到紧张。 ➡ see also sabre-rattling  ●ˌrattle sb's ˈcage(informal) to annoy sb 骚扰；使恼怒◆Who's rattled his cage? 谁惹他生气了？ ●ˌrattle aˈround●ˌrattle aˈround sth(informal) to be living, working, etc. in a room or building that is too big 在空荡的大房子里居住（或工作等）◆She spent the last few years alone, rattling around the old family home. 她在世的最后几年，一个人居住在空空荡荡的老宅子里。●ˌrattle sth↔ˈoffto say sth from memory without having to think too hard 脱口而出；不假思索地说出◆She can rattle off the names of all the presidents of the US. 她可以不假思索地说出所有美国总统的名字。●ˌrattle ˈon (about sth)(informal) to talk continuously about sth that is not important or interesting, especially in an annoying way 对…喋喋不休 rat·tleBrE /ˈrætl/NAmE /ˈrætl/ noun (also rat·tling) [usually sing.] 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a wooden object that is held in one hand and makes a series of short loud sounds when you spin 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） |