| 词汇 | rattling |
| 释义 | rattling adjective uk /ˈræt.əl.ɪŋ/ us /ˈræt̬.əl.ɪŋ/ rattlingadjective (SOUND)making a series of knocking sounds: The machine was making a rattling noise. He arrived in a pickup truck with a rattling exhaust. Related word rattle Compare rattly The wind was howling through the rattling windows. There is a slight rattling sound from the engine until I reach a constant speed. Soon there was only the rattling echo of its wheels on the cobblestones. Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away crunch honk plop resonance rumble spit squeak swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking tinkly rattlingadjective (VERY GOOD)informal used to emphasize that something is very good, very exciting, or keeps your attention: rattling goodThis is their story, and it's a rattling good read. He produced a rattling speech, full of genuine passion, and some good jokes. Synonym rattlingly He is more than just a producer of rattling good yarns. This is, after all, a rattling good tale. I'd like nothing better right now than a rattling fine walk in the country. Linguistics: intensifying expressions annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someoneidiom anything as... as anythingidiom at leastidiom bare burn come doubt end load long mile on steroidsidiom pants pestilential price pure rattlingly ringing shit rattling noun[ U ] uk /ˈræt.əl.ɪŋ/ us /ˈræt̬.əl.ɪŋ/ a series of knocking sounds: As he got closer, the rattling grew louder and louder. rattling ofThere was a rattling of chains and locks before the door opened. The only sound I could hear was the rattling of shopping trolleys. The rattling of the windows in the wind woke me up. Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away crunch honk plop resonance rumble spit squeak swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking tinkly Related wordrattle Examples of rattlingrattling Studies on the function of rattling calls and mewing notes would be important since the calling rate differed according to the association with macaques. It is stowed away for safety in some unused nook of the piano, which is rattling away by my side. But it is a rattling good read that should unnerve at least some within the political science community. A denuded orchestral palette, with rattling percussion and sombre woodwind lines, is supported by an austere, pianissimo chord. The hollow vessel feet contained clay pellets and two per forations in each leg, a necessity for firing and for acoustic transfer of the rattling clay pellets. Fruits may persist on vines for up to 18 months at which time the ovary is reduced to a papery brown hull with seeds rattling about inside. The hollow vessel feet contained clay pellets and two perforations in each leg, a necessity for firing and for acoustic transfer of the rattling clay pellets. School is no exception: the sounds of rattling papers, moving chairs, and even biological noises such as coughs and stomach gurgles can mask a teacher's speech temporarily. All right, let us stop the sabre rattling and have one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of us of the younger generation are not quite so interested in the rattling skeletons of defunct statesmen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Neither doctor told her to breathe more quietly: there was no noisy rattling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He sees the raising of money as nurses rattling tin cans on street corners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We heard him rattling through the personality questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot play at rattling the sabre without it coming out of the scabbard sooner or later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hate to come here rattling a begging bowl. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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