| 单词 | desert rat |
| 释义 | desert ratnounany of various small rodents, as the kangaroo rat, inhabiting arid regions. Chiefly Western U.S. one who lives in the desert, especially in order to prospect for gold or other valuable minerals. Informal. a soldier fighting in the N African desert in World War II, especially a British soldier. Origin of desert ratAn Americanism dating back to 1905–10 Words nearby desert ratdesert island, desert locust, desert lynx, desert oak, desert pea, desert rat, desert rock, desert soil, desert varnish, deserve, deserved Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for desert ratdesert rat nouna jerboa, Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa British informal a soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941–42 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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