Word · Frequency #23881
rattling
咔嗒声；嘎嘎声
a rattling sound, as when loose objects shake or vibrate together
- 1.
rattle (a sound made by objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
嘎嘎声(物体相互震动或碰撞发出的声音)
- 2.
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
(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
啰音；嘎嘎声(物体相互震动或碰撞发出的声音)；(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
In use
The doctor heard a faint rattling in the patient's lungs during the examination.
With each breath, a distinct rattling could be detected through the stethoscope.
The rattling from his chest worried the nurse, so she called the doctor immediately.
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。
be rattling (as adjective, describing state)
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。
rattling + adjective (as adverb, meaning 'very')
Connections
Collocations
- a rattling sound
- 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。
- the rattling of chains
- 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。
- rattling in the chest
- 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。
- rattling breath sounds
- 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。
Synonyms
- rattle
- 一连串短促的嘎啦声；咔嗒声 · 与 rattling 意思最接近且可互换，但 rattle 是可数名词，可加 a/the；rattling 常作动名词或不可数声音使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
老鼠（rat）碰倒铁罐，发出“嘎啦嘎啦”一连串短促响声，rattling 即此声。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
通常用于指呼吸啰音，可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词包括 battling、tattling、prattling（它们的重读元音和后续读音与 rattling 相同）。注意：settling、whittling 虽以相同的 -ttling 拼写结尾，但重读元音不同，因此并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.