rattle

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

rattle UK [ˈræt.l ̩] US [ˈræt ̬-] noun
1. only singular a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks
• From across the town came the rattle of machine-gun fire.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
2. countable a toy which makes a noise like a series of knocks
• The baby was waving around a plastic rattle.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Toys and dolls
3. countable a wooden device that when turned round and round produces a noise like a series of knocks
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Toys and dolls
4. countable the part of a rattlesnake's tail that produces a noise
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Reptile and amphibian names
 
verb
 
WORRY

1. transitive to worry someone or make someone nervous
• The creaking upstairs was starting to rattle me.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Causing anxiety and worry ↑Making people sad, shocked and upset
 
SOUND

2. intransitive or transitive to (cause to) make a noise like a series of knocks
• The explosion rattled the cups on the table.
• The dying man's voice rattled in his throat.
• + adverb or preposition The car rattled over the cobblestones.
• My car engine is making a strange rattling noise.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Phrasal Verbs: rattle on ▪ rattle something off ▪ rattle through something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rattling, rale