jangle

• n. 爭吵，吵嚷；刺耳聲
• vt. 使發出刺耳聲；使爭論
• vi. 刺耳響；爭論，吵架

擬聲詞。

jangle (n.)

late 13c., "gossip, slanderous conversation, dispute," from Old French jangle, from jangler (see jangle (v.)). Meaning "discordant sound" is from 1795.

jangle (v.)

c. 1300, jangeln, "to talk excessively, chatter, talk idly," from Old French jangler "to chatter, gossip, bawl, argue noisily" (12c.), perhaps from Frankish *jangelon "to jeer" or some other Germanic source (compare Middle Dutch jangelen "to whine"). Meaning "make harsh noise" is first recorded late 15c. Related: Jangled; jangling.

1. The caffeine in coffee can jangle the nerves.

咖啡中的咖啡因會使神經緊張。

來自柯林斯例句

2. We react to stresses such as the jangle of telephones or the wailing of police sirens.

我們對於電話的叮鈴聲,警笛的尖嘯聲之類使人緊張的情況總要作出反應.

來自辭典例句

3. When the strangled wrangler dangles the mangled spangles on the bangle jangle.

被絞死的辯論者晃蕩時,手鐲上撕碎的小金屬片發出刺耳的聲音.

來自互聯網

4. The slightest irritation made my jangle and my head want to explode.

稍有點不如意,就會使我極度煩躁,腦袋也像要裂開似的.

來自互聯網

5. The three men jangle over trifles.

這三個男人為了小事而爭吵.

來自互聯網