rattling
(a.)卡答卡答的,活潑的,很好的(ad.)極佳,很,非常
Rat·tle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattled p. pr. & vb. n. Rattling ]
1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.
And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms. --Addison.
'T was but the wind,
Or the car rattling o'er the stony street. --Byron.
2. To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.]
3. To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour. [Colloq.]
rattling
adj 1: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a
fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was
fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous
collection of rare books"; "had a rattling
conversation about politics"; "a tremendous
achievement" [syn: fantastic, howling(a), marvelous,
marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous,
wonderful, wondrous]
2: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: brisk, lively,
merry, snappy, spanking, zippy]
n : a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with
a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders);
"the death rattle" [syn: rattle, rale]
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
yarn" [syn: very, really, real]