单词 | rat |
释义 | rat /raet; raet/ n 1 animal like, but larger than, a mouse; person who deserts a cause that he thinks is about to fait (from the belief that rats desert a ship that will sink or be wrecked). 鼠 (绞 mouse 大者); 见风转舵的人; 变节者 (出自鼠会舍弃将沉没或遇难的船之说法 → the illus at small. 参看 small 之插图。 smell a rat. suspect that sth wrong is being done. 怀疑其中有诡诈。 (look) like a drowned rati wet and miserable; soaked to the skin. (MH) 湿而可怜的; 全身湿透的。 the 'rat race, ceaseless and undignified competition for success in one's career, social status, etc as among office workers, etc. 激烈竞争。 2 (fig) cowardly traitor; strilce-breaker. (喻) 懦弱的叛逆者; 破坏罢工者。 Rats! (dated si, as an exclamation) Nonsense! (过时俚语,作悬叹词用) 胡说! vi (- ) 1 [VP2A] hunt rats: 捕鼠: go ratting. 大捕鼠。 2 [VP2A, 3A] ~ ( on sb). break a promise, withdraw from an undertaking. 背叛 (某人) (如不履毎兹 3 或退出一事业) 。 ratter n man, dog or cat that catches rats: 捕鼠之人、狗或猫: Are terriers good rasters? 获是善捕鼠的狗吗? ratty adj (-ier, -iest) (colloq) irritable; snappish. (俗) 易怒的; 暴躁的。 |
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