v. （使）咯吱作响
v. 使慌乱，使紧张
n. 〔物体晃动发出的〕嘎嘎声，咯吱声
n. 拨浪鼓
rattle sb’s cage 惹恼某人〔幽默用法〕
rattle around 居住〔在空荡荡的大房子里〕
rattle sth off 快速背诵；不假思索地说出
rattle on 喋喋不休地说
rattle through sth 迅速完成
rattle up sth 〔体育比赛中〕迅速得〔分〕
It was hard not to get rattled when the work piled up. 工作积了一大堆，哪能不着急呢。
BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/