rattle

1. V-T/V-I 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. 使發出嘎嘎聲; 發出嘎嘎聲

She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle. 她砰地一下使勁關上廚房門，我聽到磐子都震得嘎嘎響。

2. N-COUNT Rattle is also a noun. 嘎嘎聲

There was a rattle of rifle fire. 有步槍射擊發出的嘎嘎聲。

3. N-COUNT A rattle is a baby's toy with small, loose objects inside which make a noise when the baby shakes it. 撥浪鼓

4. V-T If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous. 使緊張

Officials are not normally rattled by any reporter's question. 官員們一般不會因爲任何記者的提問而緊張不安。

5. rattledADJ 緊張的

He swore in Spanish, an indication that he was rattled. 他用西班牙語宣誓，這表明他很緊張。

6. V to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines 給(船或其桅索)紥梯繩