2[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move quickly and noisily 急速而发出响声地移动
children clattering up and down the stairs
在楼梯上啪嗒啪嗒地走上走下的孩子
—clatter noun [singular, uncountableU]
the clatter of dishes
盘碟相碰的当啷声
Examples from the Corpus
clatter• Her splayed arms sent the dishesclattering.• Her heart was clattering inside her.• Boldly he kickedloosestones off the ledges and heard them clatter into the silence below.• His gunclattered noisily to the floor.• Wyatt hoisted himself up into the truck and began to push and shove the rest of the load on to the clatteringpile.• All the potsclattered to the floor.• He picked out something from the shelves and made a clatteringU-turn.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CLATTER | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤loud, noisy巨大的/聒噪的哐噹聲▸➤metallic金屬撞擊的噹啷聲▸➤sudden突如其來的哐噹聲VERB + CLATTER➤make發出哐噹聲◇The wheels of the cart made a terrible clatter on the road.馬車輪子在路上發出哐噹哐噹的響聲。➤hear聽見哐噹聲PREPOSITION➤with a clatter隨着噹啷一聲◇She dropped her fork with a clatter.她噹的一聲把叉子掉在了地上。➤clatter of⋯的嘚嘚聲◇There was a clatter of hoofs and several riders drew up.隨着一陣嘚嘚的馬蹄聲,幾個騎馬的人停了下來。clatter
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤loudly, noisily哐噹哐噹響得震天/鬧心PREPOSITION➤against碰到⋯而發出咔嗒聲◇The mug clattered against her teeth.馬克杯碰到她的牙齒發出咔嗒聲。➤down咣噹咣噹地下落◇Something heavy came clattering down the stairs.有重物咣噹咣噹地從樓梯上滾下來。➤on碰在⋯上發出響聲◇His boots clattered on the stairs.他的靴子踏在樓梯上噔噔作響。➤to碰到⋯發出響聲◇The knife clattered noisily to the floor.刀子噹啷一聲掉到了地板上。PHRASES➤come clattering, go clattering咔嗒咔嗒地過來/走着