2008年6月29日 星期日

Rattle

Rattle(v):to make anxious and cause to lose confidence;Unnerve;to make a number of quick sharp noises like small hard objects hitting each other repeatedly..
EX:She was badly rattled by her failure in the exam.
EX:Stocks slipped Friday, with the Dow briefly crossing into bear market territory, as record-high oil prices, a weak dollar and more financial market woes rattled investors for a second session.

Rattlesnake(n):a poisonous American snake that makes a rattling noise with its tail when it is angry;Rattler.

Rattletrap(n):a noisy old vehicle,esp. a car.

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