单词 | rustle |
释义 | Related topics: Colours & sounds, Agriculturerus·tle1 /ˈrʌsəl/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]CSOUND if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, or if you rustle them, they make a noise as they rub against each other (使)〔树叶、纸、衣物等〕沙沙作响 She moved nearer, her long silk skirt rustling around her. 她走近了,真丝长裙窸窣作响。 He rustled the papers on his desk. 他把桌上的报纸翻得沙沙响。2. [transitive]HBATASTEAL to steal farm animals such as cattle, horses, or sheep 偷〔牧场的牲畜〕3 rustle something ↔ up phrasal verb informal COOKMAKEto make a meal quickly 匆匆地准备〔饭菜〕 I’ll rustle up a couple of steaks on the barbecue. 我会赶紧在烤架上烤几块牛排。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrustle• Her taffeta dress rustles as she moves past.• Creaking leather jackets, well-rubbed denim rustling between those confident thighs.• The tissue paper rustled in the silence as she unwrapped the gift.• Leaves rustled in the summer breeze.• But there was a line of light at the bottom of the door; and inside the rustling of paper.• A gentle breeze blew through the windows, lightly rustling the curtains.• Janie asked in a tight voice, while Megan rustled the hair on my head.• A light breeze rustled the treetops.• The only sound now was their feet rustling through the shore grass, coarse and hard from countless tides of salt water.• Surely one of the press lords could rustle up a limousine for her use?Related topics: Colours & soundsrustle2 noun [singular] 1 CSOUNDthe noise made when something rustles 沙沙声,窸窣声rustle of the rustle of leaves in the wind 风吹树叶的沙沙声► see thesaurus at soundExamples from the Corpusrustle• They disappeared with only a rustle on the surface of the water.• a rustle of leaves• A rustle of interest ran around the classroom.• There was another rustle of branches as the buffalo ran off without so much as another snort.• Another rustle followed before a glossy blackbird hopped out and made off towards the parkland.• Shop life: tinkle of money, rustle of notes, voices.• There was no sound in the library except for the occasional rustle of papers.Origin rustle1 1. (1300-1400) From the sound; 2. probably influenced in meaning by hustlerus·tle1 verbrustle2 nounChineseSyllable etc if or if rustle, clothes papers, you Corpus leaves, |
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