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rattlesnake

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals
rat·tle·snake /ˈrætlsneɪk/ noun [countable]  rattlesnake.jpg HBAa poisonous American snake that shakes its tail to make a noise when it is angry 响尾蛇
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rattlesnakeA man in his 20s had been bitten by a rattlesnake.One guy kissed a rattlesnake on the lips, twice, and still lost.She'd as soon trust a rattlesnake when he looked at her that way!However, when fighting against another rattlesnake it does not use its poison fangs.And one guy got bit by a baby rattlesnake.I had rattlesnakes shake their tails at me.As soon as we opened the car doors we could hear the sizzling of the rattlesnakes.
rat·tle·snake nounChineseSyllable
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rattlesnake
rattlesnake /ˈrætlsneɪk/ noun [countable]

  a poisonous American snake that shakes its tail to make a noise when it is angry


rattle·snakeBrE /ˈrætlsneɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrætlsneɪk/ 🔊 (also informal rat·tler BrE /ˈrætlə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrætlər/ 🔊) nouna poisonous American snake that makes a noise like a rattle with its tail when it is angry or afraid 响尾蛇(产于美洲)