When objects strike against each other and make an unpleasant ringing noise, you can say that they jangle or are jangled.
例句
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。Jane took out her keys and jangled them.简掏出钥匙丁零当啷地晃着。
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.
例句
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。The caffeine in coffee can jangle the nerves.咖啡中的咖啡因会使神经紧张。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together;