词汇 | rat |
释义 | rat (verb) rat 9 ENTRIES FOUND: rat (noun) rat (verb) rat-arsed (adjective) rat-a-tat (noun) rats (interjection) rat race (noun) rat run (noun) pack rat (noun) smell (verb) 1 rat /ˈræt/ noun plural rats 1 rat /ˈræt/ noun plural rats Learner's definition of RAT [count] 1 : a small animal that has a pointed nose and a long, thin tail大老鼠;耗子 a dirty old building infested by rats and mice大小老鼠为患的肮脏的旧楼 a lab/laboratory rat [=a rat that is used by scientists for experiments]供实验用的老鼠 He came in from the rain looking like a drowned rat. [=looking very wet and miserable]他从雨中进屋,淋得像只落水老鼠。 — see picture at rodent 2 informal a : a person who is not loyal or who cannot be trusted卑鄙小人;鼠辈 I can't believe that rat turned us in to the police!我真不敢相信那个小人竟会向警方告发我们! b : a person who is bad or cruel坏人;残忍的人 No one understands why she's with a rat like him.谁都不能理解她为什么和他这样的坏蛋在一起。 3 US, informal : a person who spends a lot of time in a specified place常待在某处的人;常客 a mall rat经常逛商场的人 Every night he goes to work out with the other gym rats.他每天晚上都去和其他健身爱好者一起锻炼。 smell a rat informal : to think or suspect that something is wrong about a situation怀疑出了问题;感到情况不对劲 She smelled a rat when her husband came home with lipstick on his collar.她见到丈夫回家时衣领上竟有口红印儿,怀疑有问题。 — see also pack rat, rugrat 2 rat /ˈræt/ verb rats; ratted; ratting 2 rat /ˈræt/ verb rats; ratted; ratting Learner's definition of RAT informal : to tell someone in authority (such as the police) about something wrong that someone has done : to betray someone告密;出卖;背叛 [no object] The teacher knows what we did, which means that somebody ratted.老师知道了我们干的事,说明有人告密了。 — often + on I am trying to find out who ratted on me.我正在设法想方设法找出是谁出卖了我。 [+ object] (US) — + out Someone ratted him out to the police.有人向警方告发了他。 They accused him of ratting out his own brother.他们指责他出卖了自己的兄弟。 |
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