the rattle of [sth]
常指连续短促的声响
The rattle of the old engine woke me up.
旧引擎的嘎嘎声把我吵醒了。
拨浪鼓；发声玩具
rattles — plural of rattle
咔嗒声；嘎嘎声；发出咔嗒声的物体。；嘎嘎声；格格声
an object that makes a rattling noise when shaken
发出咔嗒声的物体。
Object that rattles.
嘎嘎声
Rattling sound.
The baby happily shook her rattle, creating a soft jingling sound.
宝宝高兴地摇晃着她的拨浪鼓，发出柔和的叮当声。
用法提示：名词rattle在此指婴儿玩具，通过摇晃发出声音。
The doctor listened to the patient's chest and detected a faint rattle.
医生听了病人的胸部，检测到微弱的啰音。
用法提示：名词rattle在此指肺部疾病时发出的连续短促声音。
As we approached, the rattlesnake lifted its tail and the rattle sounded a warning.
我们靠近时，响尾蛇抬起尾巴，其尾部的环发出警告声。
用法提示：名词rattle指响尾蛇尾部的角质环，震动时发声。
常指连续短促的声响
The rattle of the old engine woke me up.
旧引擎的嘎嘎声把我吵醒了。
指婴儿玩具
The baby played with a colorful rattle.
宝宝玩着一个彩色拨浪鼓。
指响尾蛇尾部的角质环
The snake's rattle warned us of danger.
蛇的响尾警告我们有危险。
泛指任何产生噪音的物品，范围比 rattle 广；rattle 特指摇动时发出连续咔嗒声的物体，常为婴儿玩具。
指摇动发声的器具，如沙锤、调料瓶等；不如 rattle 专指婴儿玩具。
强调碰撞时响亮、杂乱的声响，常指硬物或金属；rattle 更强调连续、短促的咔嗒声。
特指金属物体碰撞的沉重声响，比 rattle 更具金属感和撞击感。
带有刺耳、不和谐之感的金属撞击声，与 rattle 相比更具负面色彩。
grammar · medium
易错句子I heard a rattle noise.
正确表达I heard a rattling noise.
rattle作为名词表示“嘎嘎声”，不能直接修饰noise，应该用形容词rattling。
grammar · medium
易错句子He rattled about his trip.
正确表达He rattled on about his trip.
表示喋喋不休时，应用rattle on或rattle away，rattle about不是标准短语。
针对“rattle”作为“嘎嘎声/咔嗒声”这一名词义项的反义词；指完全没有声音的状态，不用于“rattle”作“拨浪鼓”等发声物体之义。
针对“rattle”作为“嘎嘎声/咔嗒声”这一名词义项的反义词；强调声音微弱或没有杂音，与“rattle”表示嘈杂声响的含义相对。
婴儿摇铃，拨浪鼓
The baby played with her baby rattle in the crib.
婴儿在婴儿床里玩她的摇铃。
临终前的喉鸣声
The doctor heard the death rattle and knew the end was near.
医生听到临终前的喉鸣声，知道病人已近弥留。
响尾蛇尾部的响环
The snake's rattle sounded as it slithered through the grass.
蛇在草丛中滑行时，尾巴上的响环发出声音。
锁链的咔嗒声
She heard the rattle of chains from the old prison.
她听到旧监狱里传来链条的咔嗒声。
临终喉鸣；濒死的征兆
The nurse heard the death rattle and knew the patient had only hours to live.
护士听到了临终喉鸣，知道病人只剩下几个小时了。
一口气说出；流利地背出
He can rattle off the names of all the presidents in order.
他能按顺序一口气说出所有总统的名字。
惹怒某人；使某人不安
The article was written to rattle the manager's cage.
这篇文章是为了惹怒经理而写的。
在蝗群般呼啸的风中，传来嘎嘎声和嗡嗡声。
The U2 song 'Bullet the Blue Sky' includes the line 'In the locust wind, a rattle and hum.'
U2的歌曲《Bullet the Blue Sky》中有这样一句歌词：“In the locust wind, a rattle and hum。”
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