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rattling + noun (as adjective, denoting sound or quality)
作形容词时，常描述发出连续短促声响的物体，也可引申为'轻快的'或'很好的'。
The rattling window kept me awake.
那扇格格作响的窗户让我无法入睡。
咔嗒声；嘎嘎声
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咔嗒声；嘎嘎声
a rattling sound, as when loose objects shake or vibrate together
The rattling window kept me awake.
那扇格格作响的窗户让我无法入睡。
嘎嘎声(物体相互震动或碰撞发出的声音)
rattle (a sound made by objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
(某些呼吸系统疾病中听诊器听到的)一阵快速短促的响亮声音
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
The doctor heard a faint rattling in the patient's lungs during the examination.
检查时，医生听到患者肺部有轻微的啰音。
With each breath, a distinct rattling could be detected through the stethoscope.
每次呼吸，通过听诊器都能察觉到明显的啰音。
The rattling from his chest worried the nurse, so she called the doctor immediately.
他胸部的啰音让护士很担心，她立即叫来了医生。
作形容词时，常描述发出连续短促声响的物体，也可引申为'轻快的'或'很好的'。
The rattling window kept me awake.
那扇格格作响的窗户让我无法入睡。
表语结构中，强调主语处于发出格格声的状态。
The old engine is rattling loudly.
那台旧发动机正在大声地格格作响。
作副词时，非正式用法，意为'很、非常'，常与表示正面评价的形容词连用。
We had a rattling good time at the party.
我们在聚会上玩得非常开心。
Not this
The movie was rattling boring.
Use this
The movie was very boring.
“rattling”作副词意为“很、非常”时，通常只修饰正面形容词如good、nice等，与boring搭配不自然，应改为very。
Not this
He gave a rattling speech.
Use this
He gave a rattling good speech.
“rattling”作形容词表示“非常好的”几乎只用于“rattling good”短语中，单独使用则意为“格格作响的”，不符合原意；应补上good或改用great。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
嘎嘎声；咔嗒声
We heard a rattling sound coming from the engine.
我们听到发动机传来嘎嘎声。
链条的哗啦声
The old house was filled with the rattling of chains.
老房子里满是链条的哗啦声。
胸部的啰音（听诊时听到的异常呼吸音）
The doctor noticed a rattling in the chest and ordered an X-ray.
医生注意到胸部有啰音，于是安排拍X光片。
带啰音的呼吸音
Nurses described the patient's rattling breath sounds in the report.
护士在报告中描述了病人带啰音的呼吸音。
Use rattling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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老鼠（rat）碰倒铁罐，发出“嘎啦嘎啦”一连串短促响声，rattling 即此声。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday descriptions of objects shaking or vibrating、medical description of breath sounds heard with a stethoscope 该词作为名词时通常属于中性语域，既可出现在日常口语中，也可用于较客观的描述；多用于描述物体碰撞或震动发出的急促响声。在医疗语境中，也可能指听诊时听到的短促响亮呼吸音。
通常用于指呼吸啰音，可数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.