| 词组 | rattle |
| 释义 | rattle [rattled, rattled, rattling] rattle around rattle around to be in a building or room that is much bigger than you need it to be, so that you do not feel comfortable + in ▪ This house is much too big for us now the children have left - we're just rattling around in it. rattle off rattle off sth • rattle sth off to say something quickly without stopping, especially something such as a poem or list that you have learned: ▪ In reply to this casual question, my new companion rattled off a list of all the hotels and restaurants in Georgetown. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reel off rattle on rattle on informal to talk quickly and for a long time about things that are boring: ▪ I stifled a yawn, but Elsie didn't notice and just rattled on. + about ▪ Boswell rattled on about the prospect of other travels with Johnson, perhaps to Sweden, where he hoped they would see the King. rattle through rattle through sth to speak or do something very quickly because you want to finish as quickly as possible: ▪ She rattled through her speech as if she couldn't wait to leave. ■ SIMILAR TO: rush (through) rattle up rattle up sth BrE informal to gain a high number of points in a sport or game without much effort: ▪ Simpson did absolutely magnificently. He rattled up no less than 46 league goals, an all-time club record. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chalk up, ↑notch up |
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