to rattle someone's cage 故意让人恼火

时间：2021-12-17 04:53:39

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如果你 rattle¹ someone's cage, 这就是说故意让某人恼火，不悦。

例句

I wouldn't approach John at the moment, someone's really rattled² his cage this morning and he's in a horrible mood.

Why are you so cross? Who's rattled your cage today?

My girlfriend deliberately³ hid my car keys so that I wouldn't go out with my friends – it's really rattled my cage!

请注意

如果某人形容自己的处境犹如被锁在笼子里 caged in 那么意思就是空间狭小，左右受到限制。

This flat is far too small, I feel really caged in.

I don't like travelling on the tube during rush hour – you feel so caged in.

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1 rattle
v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓
参考例句：
The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。 She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

2 rattled
慌乱的，恼火的
参考例句：
The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。 Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

3 deliberately
adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地
参考例句：
The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。 They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。