Rustle

['rʌs(ə)l] or ['rʌsl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind.

(verb.) make a dry crackling sound; 'rustling silk'; 'the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze'.

(verb.) forage food.

(verb.) take illegally; 'rustle cattle'.

校對:卢埃林--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.

(v. i.) To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.

(v. t.) To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.

(n.) A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.

整理:康拉德

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Quiver, whisper, susurration, murmur, sighing

ANT:Hubbub, blast, din, racket, crashing

整理:米切尔

解釋/意思:

v.i. to make a soft whispering sound as silk straw &c.: (U.S.) to stir about.—n. a quick succession of small sounds as that of dry leaves: a rustling a movement with rustling sound.—ns. Rus′tler one who or that which rustles: (U.S.) an active fellow; Rus′tling a quick succession of small sounds as that of dry leaves.—adv. Rus′tlingly.

校對:马尔科姆