clatter

• n. 哗啦声；嘈杂的谈笑声；咔嗒声
• vi. 发出哗啦声；喧闹的谈笑
• vt. 使卡搭卡搭的响

拟声词。-er,表反复。

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.

他听见从远处什么地方传来打字机的嗒嗒声。

来自柯林斯例句

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

碟子碗碰得丁丁当当的.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Don't clatter your knives and forks.

别把刀叉碰得咔哒响.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

吃东西的时候不要把刀叉弄得丁当作响.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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

烧饭声和碗碟的撞击声从厨房传来.

来自《简明英汉词典》