From the headline of this article at the Huffington Post.
上記の文で、rattle の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rattle" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
慌てさせる、混乱させる、～の平静さを失わせる、いら立たせるなお、英辞郎のページの名詞形の意味を見ていただいて、その状態が長時間続いたら上記のようになるのが納得いただけるでしょう。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:to upset especially to the point of loss of poise and composure : disturb
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、他動詞の使い方は、14世紀末から。Fluster（混乱［ろうばい・動揺］させる、慌てさせる）の比喩的な意味は1869年に初めて使用された。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
Transitive sense is late 14c.; figurative sense of "fluster" is first recorded 1869.
Examples
- If the Hoosiers can rattle Jackson and Dakich, and cut off entry passes into the post, then different story. — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, "No. 16 Ohio State basketball vs. Indiana preview: TV info, key players, stats, prediction," 23 Feb. 2018
- Every few years the myth makes the rounds after a rash of armed ATM hold-ups rattle the community. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Debunked: The myth that putting your PIN code in reverse into an ATM will alert police for help," 21 Feb. 2018
- Their hope was to rattle the newcomer, but the incident just embarrassed the incumbent.
- The creaking upstairs was starting to rattle me.
- ‘she turned quickly, rattled by his presence’
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