学个词Learn a Word 第1221期 rattle

　　今天我们要学的词是 rattle¹, rattle is spelled r-a-t-t-l-e; rattle. Rattle 做为动词，有令人惊慌，烦恼的意思。The car accident rattled² me. 车祸让我心有余悸。The host was rattled by the boos from the audience. 台下观众起哄，让主持人乱了阵脚。He's not easily rattled. 他这个人处世不惊。A series of minor³ earthquakes rattled a rural area along the California-Nevada border. 美国加州和内华达州边境一块乡村地区发生了一系列震级不高的地震。A strong aftershock rattled northeastern Japan on Monday. 日本东北部地区星期一发生强烈余震。好的，今天我们学习的词是 rattle, rattle, rattle.

1 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

2 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。