jangle

verb

1. （使）发出金属撞击声，发出丁零当啷的刺耳声
   to make an unpleasant sound, like two pieces of metal hitting each other; to make sth do this
   1. The shop bell jangled loudly.
      商店的钟发出丁零当啷的巨大响声。
   2. He jangled the keys in his pocket.
      他把兜里的钥匙弄得丁零当啷乱响。
2. 刺激，烦扰（神经）；（使）烦躁不安
   if your nerves jangle , or if sb/sth jangles them, you feel anxious or upset
   1. She was suddenly wide awake, her nerves jangling.
      她突然间清醒过来，神经焦躁不安。

noun

1. 金属撞击声；丁零当啷的刺耳声
   a hard noise like that of metal hitting metal

1. V-ERG （使）发出刺耳声；（使）发出丁零当啷的声音
   When objects strike against each other and make an unpleasant ringing noise, you can say that they jangle or are jangled.
   1. Her bead necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked...
      她的珠子项链和手镯在她走动时叮当作响。
   2. Jane took out her keys and jangled them.
      简掏出钥匙丁零当啷地晃着。
   3. ...her jangling bracelets.
      她叮当作响的手镯
2. V-ERG （神经）紧张；刺激，烦扰（神经）
   If your nerves are jangling or if something jangles them, you are very anxious.
   1. Behind that quietness his nerves are jangling, he's in a terrible state...
      表面看上去沉默不语，其实内心非常烦躁不安，他的情况糟透了。
   2. The caffeine in coffee can jangle the nerves.
      咖啡中的咖啡因会使神经紧张。

1. Her bead necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked
   她的珠子项链和手镯在她走动时叮当作响。
2. Jane took out her keys and jangled them.
   简掏出钥匙丁零当啷地晃着。
3. Behind that quietness his nerves are jangling, he's in a terrible state
   表面看上去沉默不语，其实内心非常烦躁不安，他的情况糟透了。
4. The caffeine in coffee can jangle the nerves.
   咖啡中的咖啡因会使神经紧张。
5. If nothing else, the recent concern underscores how important China has become as an economic engine and an emerging market extraordinaire, where even the hint of a problem is enough to jangle global nerves.
   近期的市场忧虑至少凸显了中国作为一个经济引擎和强大的新兴市场国家，其地位已经变得多么重要，甚至中国经济可能出现问题的细微迹象就足以刺激全球神经。
6. The button tin was still on the closet shelf, and a gentle shake released its familiar jangle.
   那个钮扣盒仍躺在那个柜橱的架子上，而一次轻轻的摇动就让我再次听到它熟悉的碰撞声。
7. We react to stresses such as the jangle of telephones or the wailing of police sirens.
   我们对于电话的叮铃声，警笛的尖啸声之类使人紧张的情况总要作出反应。
8. In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin'you.
   在充满你叮叮当当鼓声的早晨，我来追随你。
9. They are learning how to survive in a jangle.
   他们正在学习怎样在野外工作和生存。
10. She would wake up every morning to the jangle of the alarm clock.
    每天早上闹钟响起她就会醒来。

noun

1. a metallic sound
   1. the jingle of coins
   2. the jangle of spurs

   Synonym:    jingle

verb

1. make a sound typical of metallic objects
   1. The keys were jingling in his pocket

   Synonym:    jinglejingle-jangle