rattle

ガタガタ鳴らす、カチャカチャ鳴らす

物を揺すったりぶつけたりして、短い音を続けて鳴らす。

やさしい英語で： To make quick knocking sounds by shaking something or hitting it against something else.

• He rattled his keys.
• The wind rattled the window all night.
• She rattled the box to hear what was inside.

類義語： clatter

よく使う表現： rattle the keys, rattle a tin, rattle the door

ガタガタと走る

ガタガタと音を立てる乗り物で速く進む。

やさしい英語で： To travel quickly in a vehicle that makes repeated knocking sounds.

• The cart rattled past us.
• We rattled down the hill in an old bus.
• A train was rattling over the bridge.

使い方： rattle along something (The old bus rattled along the narrow road.)

類義語： clatter

よく使う表現： rattle along, rattle past, rattle down something, rattle over something

ぺらぺらしゃべる、しゃべり続ける

しばしば大したことのない話を、早口で長く続ける。

やさしい英語で： To talk quickly for a long time, often about things that are not important.

• She rattled on for ages.
• He rattled away while I made dinner.
• Are you still rattling on about that party?

使い方： rattle on about something (He rattled on about his neighbours.)

類義語： chatter, prattle, babble

よく使う表現： rattle on, rattle away, rattle on about something

ガタガタという音、カラカラという音

緩んだ物が揺れたりぶつかり合ったりして出す、連続した短い音。

やさしい英語で： A series of quick knocking sounds made by loose things shaking or hitting each other.

• I heard a rattle outside.
• There's a strange rattle coming from the engine.
• The loose windows made loud rattles in the wind.

類義語： clatter, clattering

よく使う表現： a loud rattle, a metallic rattle, an engine rattle, hear a rattle