rustle

verb

/ˈrʌsl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they rustle	/ˈrʌsl/ /ˈrʌsl/
he / she / it rustles	/ˈrʌslz/ /ˈrʌslz/
past simple rustled	/ˈrʌsld/ /ˈrʌsld/
past participle rustled	/ˈrʌsld/ /ˈrʌsld/
-ing form rustling	/ˈrʌslɪŋ/ /ˈrʌslɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[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.微风吹得树叶沙沙作响。
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- gently
- slightly
- softly
- …
preposition
- in
- through
[transitive] rustle something to steal farm animals偷窃（牲口）Topics Crime and punishmentc2

词源late Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

noun

/ˈrʌsl/

[singular]