用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Dishes and plates were clattering in the dining car.盘碟在餐车中铿锵作响。
His own cry, which clattered down the silent ravines,was borne back to his ears in the countless repetitions.他自己的叫声在寂静的山谷回响，一而再、再而三地传回到他耳中。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Don't clatter your knives and forks.别把刀叉碰得咔嗒响。

［派生词］ clatterer n. 发嘚嘚声的东西

The clatter came from the kitchen where pans were being washed.厨房里传来了刷洗盘子的叮当声。