rattle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rat·tle1 /ˈrætl/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]SHAKE if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds （使）咯吱作响 Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle. 丹砰砰地敲她的门，还把门把手拽得咯吱作响。 The window rattled in the wind. 窗户被风吹得咯吱作响。 Bottles rattled as he stacked the beer crates. 他把啤酒箱摞起来，酒瓶咣当咣当地响。2 [intransitive]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION if a vehicle rattles somewhere, it travels there while making a rattling sound 〔车辆行进时〕嘎啦嘎啦地响rattle along/past/over etc The cart rattled along the stony road. 马车沿着碎石路嘎啦嘎啦往前走。 An old blue van rattled into view. 一辆蓝色旧货车咔嗒咔嗒地驶入我们的视线。3 [transitive] informalFRIGHTENED to make someone lose confidence or become nervous 使慌乱，使紧张 His mocking smile rattled her more than his anger. 他那种嘲讽的微笑比他的愤怒更让她慌乱。 It was hard not to get rattled when the work piled up. 工作积了一大堆，哪能不着急呢。 His confidence was rattled by the accident. 这场事故动摇了他的自信。4 rattle somebody’s cage spoken informalANGRYANNOY to annoy someone – used humorously 惹恼某人〔幽默用法〕 Who rattled your cage? 是谁惹你了？ PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb table
[countable]DHT a baby’s toy that makes a noise when it is shaken 拨浪鼓3. [countable] British English an object that people shake to make a loud noise and show excitement or encouragement, for example at ceremonies or sports games 〔仪式或体育比赛中表示兴奋或助威用的〕响板
Examples from the Corpus
rattle• I woke up to the sound of cups and plates rattling, and knew that Dad was already up.• Sometimes, the bolts work loose and start rattling around.• Steve Merritt in an apparent bid to rattle Clinton.• The man from corporates rattled everyone.• Nothing rattles him.• Keys rattled in his pocket as he walked.• I did find the window open, and locked it myself because of the way it was rattling in the wind.• The windows were rattling in the wind.• The church door was rattling insanely and nothing could be seen through the windows, so fierce was the rain.• There's something rattling inside the washing machine.• Gear changes at 4 a. m. nearly rattled my window.• A battered old Chevrolet rattled past.• Then come the usual suspects, categories that we can rattle through quickly before announcing the big ones.• Once they had done this, they used breathing and rhythmic rattling to induce trance states.• Monday's earthquake rattled windows and woke residents.rattle along/past/over etc• Rain reduced it to 37 overs a side and the home team were soon rattling along.• The train rattled along and we both hung on to the straps looking at each other.• The car rattled along, crossing the myriad narrow gauge loco tracks that ran between the factories lining the route.• The train's wheels were churning, the engine rattling over points and spouting clouds of steam.• Tony went as fast as he could, and I was concentrating on staying on board as we rattled over the bumpy paths.• Now she was rattling along the empty streets, the horse's hooves sounding sharp and crisp in the silence.• They rattled along the main street of what looked like a typical East Anglian village.• Michael Lynagh is still rattling along towards the four-figure mark but not at the same rate.get rattled• If you hit him a couple times, he gets rattled.• He's a good player because he doesn't get rattled easily.• A dispatcher for a small fleet of trucks, he found it hard not to get rattled when the calls piled up.rattle2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]C a short repeated sound, made when something shakes 〔物体晃动发出的〕嘎嘎声，咯吱声 They listened anxiously to every rattle and creak in the house. 他们紧张地听着房子里的每一声响动。rattle of the rattle of chains 锁链的当啷声 the faint rattle of distant gunfire 远处隐约的隆隆炮声 → death rattle► see thesaurus at sound2. [countable]DHT a baby’s toy that makes a noise when it is shaken 拨浪鼓3. [countable] British English an object that people shake to make a loud noise and show excitement or encouragement, for example at ceremonies or sports games 〔仪式或体育比赛中表示兴奋或助威用的〕响板Examples from the Corpus
rattle• There was a rattle and a creak from behind me.• Death rattle is what it was.• Foaming liquid sprayed above the dancers' heads and fell to the floor with the dry rattle of earth sprinkled on wood.• A machine gun opened up but its rattle was lost in the second explosion.• Sioux medicine men collected tiny, glistening pebbles from anthills and used them in medicine rattles.• Ponyets heard the staccato rattle of the receiver quite plainly.• Think about the rattle of the electric trains on their way to Southfields and Putney.• I heard the rattle of a key in the door, and knew David was home.• Just then we heard the rattle of a key in the lock.rattle of• the rattle of chainsOrigin rattle1 (1300-1400) Probably from Middle Low German ratelenrat·tle1 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1rattle2 nounChineseSyllable
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Rattle
Rattle, Sir Simon
(1955–) a British conductor (=someone who directs a group of musicians), known especially for working with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1997). In 2002 he became the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Rattle, Sir Simon
(1955–) a British conductor (=someone who directs a group of musicians), known especially for working with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1997). In 2002 he became the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.
rattle
rat‧tle1 /ˈrætl/ verb
Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle.
The window rattled in the wind.
Bottles rattled as he stacked the beer crates.
2. [intransitive] if a vehicle rattles somewhere, it travels there while making a rattling sound
rattle along/past/over etc
The cart rattled along the stony road.
An old blue van rattled into view.
3. [transitive] informal to make someone lose confidence or become nervous:
His mocking smile rattled her more than his anger.
It was hard not to get rattled when the work piled up.
His confidence was rattled by the accident.
4. rattle sb’s cage spoken informal to annoy someone – used humorously:
Who rattled your cage?
rattle around phrasal verb British English
to live in a building that is much too big for you
rattle around in
Dad and I rattled around miserably in the house after Mum died.
rattle something ↔ off phrasal verb
to say several pieces of information or a list quickly and easily from memory:
Chris rattled off some statistics about the teams.
rattle on phrasal verb British English informal
to talk quickly for a long time about boring things
SYN go on
rattle on about
Nancy would rattle on for hours about her grandchildren.
rattle through something phrasal verb British English informal
to do something quickly because you want to finish it
rattle up something phrasal verb British English
if a sports player rattles up a number of points, they get that number of points very quickly:
The West Indies had rattled up 411 for 5 when rain stopped play.
■ object/vehicle/the ground etc
▪shake to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force: The floor shook from a distant explosion. | The walls were still shaking. | The trees were shaking in the wind.
▪rattle to shake and make a noise: The windows rattled in the wind. | The train was rattling over the bridge.
▪vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements: The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated. | The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.
▪wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it. | The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.
▪rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The trailer rocked in the wind. | The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.
▪shudder (also judder especially British English) if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time.: The lift shuddered then began to descend. | The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working). | The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.
rattle2 noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a short repeated sound, made when something shakes:
They listened anxiously to every rattle and creak in the house.
rattle of
the rattle of chains
the faint rattle of distant gunfire ⇨ death rattle
2.
[countable] a baby’s toy that makes a noise when it is shaken
3. [countable] British English an object that people shake to make a loud noise and show excitement or encouragement, for example at ceremonies or sports games
■ made by things hitting other things
▪bang a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened. | He slammed the door shut with a bang.
▪crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash. | I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
▪thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. | His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
▪thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
▪clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: the clink of champagne glasses | The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
▪tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
▪jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: the jingle of her bracelets | the jingle of keys
▪rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other - used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: There was a strange rattle coming from the engine. | the rattle of the trolley
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verb Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen
1. [intransitive and transitive] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds:Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen
2. [intransitive] if a vehicle rattles somewhere, it travels there while making a rattling sound
rattle along/past/over etc
3. [transitive] informal to make someone lose confidence or become nervous:
4. rattle sb’s cage spoken informal to annoy someone – used humorously:
rattle around phrasal verb British English
to live in a building that is much too big for you
rattle around in
rattle something ↔ off phrasal verb
to say several pieces of information or a list quickly and easily from memory:
rattle on phrasal verb British English informal
to talk quickly for a long time about boring things
SYN go on
rattle on about
rattle through something phrasal verb British English informal
to do something quickly because you want to finish it
rattle up something phrasal verb British English
if a sports player rattles up a number of points, they get that number of points very quickly:
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noun1. [uncountable and countable] a short repeated sound, made when something shakes:
rattle of
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[countable] a baby’s toy that makes a noise when it is shaken
3. [countable] British English an object that people shake to make a loud noise and show excitement or encouragement, for example at ceremonies or sports games
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