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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- rustle
[ˈrʌsl]
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1.
vi.
张罗，努力拼凑
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2.
verb
沙沙作响
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3.
vt.
偷
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4.
vi.
觅食
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5.
n.[c]
沙沙声
Collins English-English Dictionary
- rustle
['r^səl]
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1.
vb
to make or cause to make a low crisp whispering or rubbing sound, as of dry leaves or paper
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2.
vb
to move with such a sound
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3.
n
such a sound or sounds
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4.
n
[Etymology]
Old English hruxlian; related to Gothic hrukjan to crow2, Old Norse hraukr raven, crow1
- rustle
['r^səl]
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1.
vb
[chiefly US and Canadian]
to steal (cattle, horses, etc)
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2.
vb
[US and Canadian]
[Spoken]
to move swiftly and energetically
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3.
vb
[Etymology]
C19: probably special use of rustle1 (in the sense: to move with quiet sound)
Examples
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不要一有风吹草动就惊慌失措。
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Don't fly into a panic at the mere rustle of leaves in the wind.
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