| 单词 | rattling |
| 释义 | rattling (once / 935 pages) 1adjadv 2n A rattling is a quick, often unsteady, burst of sounds. The sound of a rattlesnake is a good example of a rattling. You know how a baby rattle sounds? That kind of quick collection of sounds can be called a rattling. A rattling is disjointed and fast. Some machines — like a car engine — make a rattling sound when they're broken. The rattling of a rattlesnake’s tail is a sign you could be in serious danger from this poisonous snake. Sometimes a doctor will hear a rattling in the lungs that indicates a respiratory illness. A rattling can also be called a rattle. WORD FAMILYrattling: rattlingly, rattlings+/rattle: rattled, rattler, rattles, rattling/rattled: rattledly/rattler: rattlers USAGE EXAMPLESAfter a summer spent letting this absurd, rattling loss sink in, I found myself back in my university halls. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Rattling the public’s faith in our creditworthiness would set off a crisis throughout the world. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) The blasts were heard miles away, rattling Turkey’s largest city just an hour and a half after the conclusion of a match at the stadium. Time(Dec 12, 2016) 1 1adj quick and energetic traveling at a rattling rate Syn alert, brisk, lively, merry, snappy, spanking, zippy energetic possessing or exerting or displaying energy 2adj extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers had a rattling conversation about politics Syn fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 3adv used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal 2a rattling good yarn Syn real, really, very n a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) Syn|Hypo|Hyper rale, rattle crepitation rale the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
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