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rattle /ˈrætl/ ► SEE ALLrattle aroundrattle around sth rattle sth offrattle on (about sth) rattle through sth ●ˌrattle aˈround●ˌrattle aˈround sth (informal) to live, work, etc. somewhere that is much too big for your needs 在空荡荡的地方居住（或工作等）◆There are only two of us, rattling around in this massive office.
这么大的办公室空落落的，只有我们两个人。◆They’re rattling around that house now that the children have left.
孩子们走后就剩下他们住在空荡荡的房子里。[v + adv] [v + prep]●ˌrattle sth ˈoffto say or repeat sth from memory, quickly and without any effort 不假思索地说出（或背诵）；脱口而出◆She rattled off the names of the movies Hitchcock had directed.
她顺口就报出了希区柯克所执导的电影的片名。SYN reel sth off[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (rare) ●ˌrattle ˈon (about sth) (informal) to talk quickly and for a long time about sth that is not important or interesting 喋喋不休地说（无谓或无趣的话）◆He rattled on about his job for over an hour.
他喋喋不休地聊他的工作，说了一个多小时。SYN waffle on (about sth) [v + adv]●ˌrattle ˈthrough sth (BrE, informal) to do sth very quickly 迅速地做◆He rattled through his homework then went out.
他急急忙忙写完作业就出去了。[v + prep] |