| 单词 | rattle |
| 释义 | rattle v. & n. --v 1. a intr. give out a rapid succession of short sharp hard sounds. b tr. make (a chair, window, crockery, etc.) do this. c intr. cause such sounds by shaking something (rattled at the door). 2. a intr. move with a rattling noise. b intr. drive a vehicle or ride or run briskly. c tr. cause to move quickly (the bill was rattled through Parliament). 3. a tr. (usu. foll. by off) say or recite rapidly. b intr. (usu. foll. by on) talk in a lively thoughtless way. 4. tr. colloq. disconcert, alarm, fluster, make nervous, frighten. --n 1. a rattling sound. 2. an instrument or plaything made to rattle esp. in order to amuse babies or to give an alarm. 3. the set of horny rings in a rattlesnake's tail. 4. a plant with seeds that rattle in their cases when ripe (red rattle; yellow rattle). 5. uproar, bustle, noisy gaiety, racket. 6. a a noisy flow of words. b empty chatter, trivial talk. 7. archaic a lively or thoughtless incessant talker. Phrases and idioms rattle the sabre threaten war. Derivatives rattly adj. Etymology: ME, prob. f. MDu. & LG ratelen (imit.) |
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