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rustle

verb
🔊/ˈrʌsl/
🔊/ˈrʌsl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rustle
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he / she / it rustles
🔊/ˈrʌslz/
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past simple rustled
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past participle rustled
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-ing form rustling
🔊/ˈrʌslɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] if something dry and light rustles or you rustle it, it makes a sound like paper, leaves, etc. moving or rubbing together（使）发出轻轻的摩擦声，发出沙沙声
    • the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
    • Her silk dress rustled as she moved.她走起路来，丝质的连衣裙窸窣作响。
    • rustle something The light wind rustled the leaves.轻风使树叶沙沙作响。
    Extra Examples
    • The wind rustled in the bushes.风吹得灌木丛沙沙作响。
    • the sound of their feet rustling through the grass他们走过高草时的窸窣脚步声
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • slightly
    • softly
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    • through
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  2. [transitive] rustle something to steal farm animals偷窃（牲口）Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

rustle

noun
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[singular]
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  1. a light dry sound like leaves or pieces of paper moving or rubbing against each other轻轻的摩擦声；沙沙声
    • There was a rustle of paper as people turned the pages.人们翻动书页时发出沙沙的声响。🔊🔊
    • I heard a faint rustle in the bushes.我听到树丛里发出一阵轻微的窸窣声。🔊🔊
    • With a rustle of wings the bird landed on the window ledge.小鸟沙沙地搧着翅膀落在窗沿上。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • faint
    • gentle
    • slight
    • …
    verb + rustle
    • hear
    preposition
    • with a rustle
    • rustle of
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.