jangle

jangle
verb
  1. make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one
    （使）发出丁零当啷声
    [no obj.]a bell jangled loudly.
    铃发出很响的丁当声。
    [with obj.]Ryan stood on the terrace jangling his keys.
    赖安站在露台上把钥匙晃动的丁当作响。
    ■(with reference to nerves) set or be set on edge[no obj.]
    烦扰，刺激；心烦意乱
    now it's over my nerves are jangling.
    事已过去，我的神经还很紧张。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a ringing metallic sound
    响亮的金属声音；丁零当啷声
    the shrill jangle of the door bell.
    门铃的刺耳声。
派生
jangly
( janglier, jangliest)
adjective(janglier, jangliest)
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'talk excessively or noisily, squabble'): from Old French jangler, of unknown origin
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