rattle

verb

1. （使）发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音
   to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against sth hard; to make sth do this
   1. Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled.
      每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。
2. （运行时）发出连续短促的高声
   to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhere
   1. A convoy of trucks rattled by.
      卡车队隆隆驶过。
3. 使紧张；使恐惧
   to make sb nervous or frightened
   1. He was clearly rattled by the question.
      这个问题显然令他感到紧张。

noun

1. 一连串短促尖厉的撞击声；咔嗒声
   a series of short loud sounds made when hard objects hit against each other
   1. the rattle of gunfire
      轰隆轰隆的炮火声
   2. 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。
2. 拨浪鼓
   a baby's toy that makes a series of short loud sounds when it is shaken
3. 响板（在体育比赛等中观众用来助阵）
   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

1. V-ERG （使）发出震颤（或碰撞）声;（使）发出格格声
   When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard.
   1. She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle...
      她把厨房门重重地关上，我甚至听到了碟子的震颤声。
   2. He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary...
      他轻轻晃动着鸟笼，和金丝雀轻声低语着。
   3. The truck pulled away, and she listened to the rattling noises fade down the lane.
      卡车开走了，她听见卡车的隆隆声越来越远。
   4. Rattle is also a noun.
      
   5. There was a rattle of rifle-fire.
      传来一阵步枪发出的嗒嗒声。
2. 拨浪鼓;摇铃
   A rattle is a baby's toy with loose bits inside which make a noise when the baby shakes it.
3. （在观看足球比赛或举行部落仪式中使用的）急响器，响板
   A rattle is a wooden instrument that people shake to make a loud knocking noise at football matches or tribal ceremonies.
4. （响尾蛇尾部的）角质环，响环
   A rattlesnake's rattle is the hard part at the end of its tail which makes a rattling sound when it is shaken.
5. VERB 使紧张;使不安
   If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous.
   1. The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail sector...
      从“美体小铺”传来的消息令整个零售行业不安。
   2. She refused to be rattled by his £3,000-a-day lawyer.
      她拒绝被他以每天3,000英镑雇来的律师骚扰。
6. VERB （巴士、火车或汽车）哐啷哐啷地行进，轰隆隆地开过
   You can say that a bus, train or car rattles somewhere when it moves noisily from one place to another.
   1. The bus from Odense rattled into a dusty village called Pozo Almonte...
      从欧登塞来的巴士颠簸着驶入一个叫作波索阿尔蒙特的灰蒙蒙的村庄。
   2. Somewhere close at hand a train rattled by.
      一辆火车从我的身边轰隆隆地开过。

1. In this performance, Rattle had the acoustic of the Symphony Hall on his side.
   这场演出中，拉特尔有交响乐大厅出色的音响效果做他的后盾。
2. If he's trying to rattle your cage, it's working.
   如果他存心要让你不得安宁的话，那他是得逞了。
3. His rhetoric sounds like the death rattle of a fading leadership.
   他的慷慨陈词听起来像是一个衰落的领导层垂死的挣扎。
4. The baby, dressed in a flowery jumpsuit, waved her rattle.
   宝宝穿着印花的连身衣，挥动着她手中的拨浪鼓。
5. She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle
   她把厨房门重重地关上，我甚至听到了碟子的震颤声。
6. He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary
   他轻轻晃动着鸟笼，和金丝雀轻声低语着。
7. The truck pulled away, and she listened to the rattling noises fade down the lane.
   卡车开走了，她听见卡车的隆隆声越来越远。
8. The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail sector
   从“美体小铺”传来的消息令整个零售行业不安。
9. She refused to be rattled by his £ 3,000-a-day lawyer.
   她拒绝被他以每天3,000英镑雇来的律师骚扰。
10. The bus from Odense rattled into a dusty village called Pozo Almonte
    从欧登塞来的巴士颠簸着驶入一个叫作波索阿尔蒙特的灰蒙蒙的村庄。
11. Somewhere close at hand a train rattled by.
    一辆火车从我的身边轰隆隆地开过。
12. Once she started to talk about herself, she would rattle away for a long time.
    只要讲到她自己，她就喋喋不休地讲个没完。
13. Don't let her rattle on, which is a waste of your time and hers.
    别由她叽里呱啦说个不停，浪费你俩的时间。
14. Some are hollow boxes, some rattle with a piece of candy or a keychain.
    有些假包裹是空盒子，有些里面装了一块糖或一个钥匙链。
15. And I heard the knob rattle.
    我听到门把手在响。
16. If a Rattle snake bit Ron Artest, the snake would die.
    假如响尾蛇咬了阿泰，那它就死定了。
17. In the distance, I can hear the boom of artillery and the loud rattle of automatic weapons.
    我在远处就可以听到炮弹和机枪的声音。
18. I'll rattle your cage for a while.
    我会摇铃一当您的笼子。
19. This type of rattle snake has been declared an endangered species.
    这类响尾蛇已被宣布为濒危物种了。
20. We could hear the rattle of milk bottles.
    我们可以听到牛奶瓶的碰击声。
21. I think we're beginning to rattle the other contenders.
    我想我们已经让其他竞争者们慌了手脚。
22. After a rest, he was able to rattle through his work without feeling tired.
    休息一阵后，他设法很快地完成了工作而不觉得累。
23. Shake, rattle, and roll.
    摇，摇鼓，和滚动。
24. He discovered that the rattle came from a hanging oil lamp that was swinging back and forth.
    他发现声响来自一盏来回摆动的吊油灯。
25. There was no loud rattle in his throat, no dreadful struggle.
    他嗓子里并没有很响的格格声，也没有令人惊骇的挣扎。
26. They gave him a suite of offices to rattle around in but nothing to do.
    他们给了他一套空荡荡的办公室，他可以在里面跑来跑去，无所事事。
27. The baby threw down its rattle.
    婴儿把他的拨浪鼓扔掉了。
28. Ben: Dad, I can't rattle on somebody.
    本：爸爸，我不能连累任何人。
29. I could feel his death rattle from here.
    我能感觉到他死亡的气息。
30. I hold a rattle for my brother.
    我为我的弟弟摇一个嘎嘎响的玩具。

rattle around

rattle around sth

1. 在空荡的大房子里居住（或工作等）
   to be living, working, etc. in a room or building that is too big
   1. A convoy of trucks rattled by.
      卡车队隆隆驶过。

rattle sth↔off

1. 脱口而出；不假思索地说出
   to say sth from memory without having to think too hard

rattle on (about sth)

1. 对…喋喋不休
   to talk continuously about sth that is not important or interesting, especially in an annoying way

v.

rattle sb's cage

• 骚扰；使恼怒
  to annoy sb
  1. Who's rattled his cage?
     谁惹他生气了？

noun

1. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

2. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken

3. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
   1. the death rattle

   Synonym:    rattlingrale

verb

1. shake and cause to make a rattling noise

2. make short successive sounds