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(rʌt)

Word forms: plural ruts

1. countable noun [usually singular, usu in a N]

If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in a rut.

[disapproval]

I don't like being in a rut–I like to keep moving on.

Many over 30s feel stuck in a financial rut.

Synonyms: habit, routine, dead end, humdrum existence More Synonyms of rut

2. countable noun

A rut is a deep, narrow mark made in the ground by the wheels of a vehicle.

Our driver slowed up as we approached the ruts in the road. [+ in]

...the deep ruts left by the trucks' heavy wheels.

Synonyms: groove, score, track, trough More Synonyms of rut

3. singular noun [usually the NOUN, also in N]

The rut is the period of the year when some animals such as deer are sexually active, and the males fight each other to mate with the females.

...two elks sparring during the autumn rut.

...a stag in rut.

4. See also rutted, rutting

rut in British English 1

(rʌt)

noun

a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels

any deep mark, hole, or groove

a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut)

verbWord forms: ruts, rutting or rutted

4. (transitive)

to make a rut or ruts in

Word origin

C16: probably from French route road

rut in British English 2

(rʌt)

noun

a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females

2. another name for oestrus

verbWord forms: ruts, rutting or rutted

3. (intransitive)

(of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity

Word origin

C15: from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar

rut in American English 1

(rʌt)

noun

a groove, furrow, or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles

a fixed, routine course of action, thought, etc., esp. one regarded as monotonous

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrutted or ˈrutting

to make a rut or ruts in

Word origin

< ? MFr route, route

rut in American English 2

(rʌt)

noun

the periodic sexual excitement, or heat, of certain mammals: applied esp. to males, often specif. to those male ruminants in which it occurs once a year

Synonyms of 'rut'

habit, routine, dead end, humdrum existence

groove, score, track, trough

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British English: rut NOUN

If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in a rut.

I don't like being in a rut – I like to keep moving on.

American English: rut
Brazilian Portuguese: sulco
Chinese: > 刻板状态思维、做事方式的
European Spanish: rutina
French: ornière
German: Trott
Italian: routine
Japanese: マンネリ
Korean: > 판고정된
European Portuguese: sulco
Latin American Spanish: rutina

1 (noun) in the sense of habit

Definition

dull settled habits or way of living

I don't like being in a rut.

Synonyms

habit

It had become a habit with her to annoy him.

routine

the mundane routine of her life

dead end

humdrum existence

system

the decimal system of metric weights and measures

pattern

All three attacks followed the same pattern.

groove

2 (noun) in the sense of groove

Definition

a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels

deep ruts left by the truck's heavy wheels

Synonyms

groove

Grooves were made in the shelf to accommodate the back panel.

score

track

trough

furrow

Bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.

gouge

iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road's surface

pothole

indentation

wheel mark

Additional synonyms

in the sense of furrow

Definition

a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough

Bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.

Synonyms

groove,

line,

channel,

hollow,

trench,

seam,

crease,

fluting,

rut,

corrugation

in the sense of gouge

Definition

a mark or groove made by gouging

iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road's surface

Synonyms

gash,

cut,

scratch,

hollow,

score,

scoop,

notch,

groove,

trench,

furrow,

incision

in the sense of pattern

Definition

a regular recognizable way that something is done

All three attacks followed the same pattern.

Synonyms

order,

plan,

system,

method,

arrangement,

sequence,

orderliness

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in the sense of routine

Definition

the boring repetition of tasks

the mundane routine of her life

Synonyms

grind (informal),

tedium,

monotony,

banality,

groove,

boredom,

chore,

the doldrums,

dullness,

sameness,

ennui (literary),

drabness,

deadness,

dreariness,

tediousness,

lifelessness

in the sense of system

Definition

a method or set of methods for doing or organizing something

the decimal system of metric weights and measures

Synonyms

method,

practice,

technique,

procedure,

routine,

theory,

usage,

methodology,

frame of reference,

modus operandi,

fixed order

in the sense of trough

Definition

a narrow channel between two waves or ridges

Synonyms

channel,

depression,

canal,

ditch,

trench,

gutter,

furrow,

gully,

duct,

watercourse,

flume

单词	rut
释义	Trends of rut View usage for: rut (rʌt) Word forms: plural ruts 1. countable noun [usually singular, usu in a N] If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in a rut. [disapproval] I don't like being in a rut–I like to keep moving on. Many over 30s feel stuck in a financial rut. Synonyms: habit, routine, dead end, humdrum existence More Synonyms of rut 2. countable noun A rut is a deep, narrow mark made in the ground by the wheels of a vehicle. Our driver slowed up as we approached the ruts in the road. [+ in] ...the deep ruts left by the trucks' heavy wheels. Synonyms: groove, score, track, trough More Synonyms of rut 3. singular noun [usually the NOUN, also in N] The rut is the period of the year when some animals such as deer are sexually active, and the males fight each other to mate with the females. ...two elks sparring during the autumn rut. ...a stag in rut. 4. See also rutted, rutting rut in British English 1 (rʌt) noun 1. a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels 2. any deep mark, hole, or groove 3. a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut) verbWord forms: ruts, rutting or rutted 4. (transitive) to make a rut or ruts in Word origin C16: probably from French route road rut in British English 2 (rʌt) noun 1. a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females 2. another name for oestrus verbWord forms: ruts, rutting or rutted 3. (intransitive) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity Word origin C15: from Old French rut noise, roar, from Latin rugītus, from rugīre to roar rut in American English 1 (rʌt) noun 1. a groove, furrow, or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles 2. a fixed, routine course of action, thought, etc., esp. one regarded as monotonous verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrutted or ˈrutting 3. to make a rut or ruts in Word origin < ? MFr route, route rut in American English 2 (rʌt) noun 1. the periodic sexual excitement, or heat, of certain mammals: applied esp. to males, often specif. to those male ruminants in which it occurs once a year see also estrus 2. the period during which this occurs verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈrutted or ˈrutting 3. to be in rut Word origin ME rutte < OFr ruit < L rugitus, a roaring (as of deer in rut) < rugire, to roar < IE reuk- < echoic base reu-, to roar, cry hoarsely > OE ryn, OSlav rykati, to roar Synonyms of 'rut' habit, routine, dead end, humdrum existence groove, score, track, trough More Synonyms of rut In other languages rut British English: rut NOUN If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in a rut. I don't like being in a rut – I like to keep moving on. American English: rut Brazilian Portuguese: sulco Chinese: > 刻板状态思维、做事方式的 European Spanish: rutina French: ornière German: Trott Italian: routine Japanese: マンネリ Korean: > 판고정된 European Portuguese: sulco Latin American Spanish: rutina 1 (noun) in the sense of habit Definition dull settled habits or way of living I don't like being in a rut. Synonyms habit It had become a habit with her to annoy him. routine the mundane routine of her life dead end humdrum existence system the decimal system of metric weights and measures pattern All three attacks followed the same pattern. groove 2 (noun) in the sense of groove Definition a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels deep ruts left by the truck's heavy wheels Synonyms groove Grooves were made in the shelf to accommodate the back panel. score track trough furrow Bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. gouge iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road's surface pothole indentation wheel mark Additional synonyms in the sense of furrow Definition a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough Bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. Synonyms groove, line, channel, hollow, trench, seam, crease, fluting, rut, corrugation in the sense of gouge Definition a mark or groove made by gouging iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road's surface Synonyms gash, cut, scratch, hollow, score, scoop, notch, groove, trench, furrow, incision in the sense of pattern Definition a regular recognizable way that something is done All three attacks followed the same pattern. Synonyms order, plan, system, method, arrangement, sequence, orderliness Synonyms of 'rut' rut Explore 'rut' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of routine Definition the boring repetition of tasks the mundane routine of her life Synonyms grind (informal), tedium, monotony, banality, groove, boredom, chore, the doldrums, dullness, sameness, ennui (literary), drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness in the sense of system Definition a method or set of methods for doing or organizing something the decimal system of metric weights and measures Synonyms method, practice, technique, procedure, routine, theory, usage, methodology, frame of reference, modus operandi, fixed order in the sense of trough Definition a narrow channel between two waves or ridges Synonyms channel, depression, canal, ditch, trench, gutter, furrow, gully, duct, watercourse, flume
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