jangle

• n. 争吵，吵嚷；刺耳声
• vt. 使发出刺耳声；使争论
• vi. 刺耳响；争论，吵架

拟声词。

jangle (n.)

late 13c., "gossip, slanderous conversation, dispute," from Old French jangle, from jangler (see jangle (v.)). Meaning "discordant sound" is from 1795.

jangle (v.)

c. 1300, jangeln, "to talk excessively, chatter, talk idly," from Old French jangler "to chatter, gossip, bawl, argue noisily" (12c.), perhaps from Frankish *jangelon "to jeer" or some other Germanic source (compare Middle Dutch jangelen "to whine"). Meaning "make harsh noise" is first recorded late 15c. Related: Jangled; jangling.

1. The caffeine in coffee can jangle the nerves.

咖啡中的咖啡因会使神经紧张。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We react to stresses such as the jangle of telephones or the wailing of police sirens.

我们对于电话的叮铃声,警笛的尖啸声之类使人紧张的情况总要作出反应.

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3. When the strangled wrangler dangles the mangled spangles on the bangle jangle.

被绞死的辩论者晃荡时,手镯上撕碎的小金属片发出刺耳的声音.

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4. The slightest irritation made my jangle and my head want to explode.

稍有点不如意,就会使我极度烦躁,脑袋也像要裂开似的.

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5. The three men jangle over trifles.

这三个男人为了小事而争吵.

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