rus·tle
verb/ˈrʌsl/
/ˈrʌsl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- [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.
微风吹动树叶沙沙作响。
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
- …
- in
- through
- the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze
- [transitive] rustle something to steal farm animals
偷窃（牲口）
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.