clatter

• n. 嘩啦聲；嘈雜的談笑聲；哢嗒聲
• vi. 發出嘩啦聲；喧鬧的談笑
• vt. 使卡搭卡搭的響

擬聲詞。-er,表反複。

clatter (v.)

late Old English clatrung "clattering, noise," verbal noun implying an Old English *clatrian, of imitative origin. Compare Middle Dutch klateren, East Frisian klatern, dialectal German klattern. The noun is attested from mid-14c.

1. From somewhere distant he heard the clatter of a typewriter.

他聽見從遠處什麽地方傳來打字機的嗒嗒聲。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The dishes and bowls slid together with a clatter.

碟子碗碰得丁丁當當的.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Don't clatter your knives and forks.

別把刀叉碰得哢噠響.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Don't clatter your knives andforks while eating.

吃東西的時候不要把刀叉弄得丁當作響.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. The sounds of cooking and the clatter of dishes came from the kitchen.

燒飯聲和碗碟的撞擊聲從廚房傳來.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》