rut

noun

/rʌt/

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[countable] a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground
- It was difficult to walk in the muddy ruts left by the tractor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- wheel
- wagon
- …
preposition
- in a rut
- into a rut
- out of a rut
- …
See full entry
[countable] a boring way of life that does not change
- I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut.
- If you don't go out and meet new people, it's easy to get into a rut.
Extra Examples
- I'd got into a rut, cooking the same things week after week.
- Moving abroad gave her the chance to get out of a rut.
- My job bores me—I feel I'm in a rut.
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- wheel
- wagon
- …
preposition
- in a rut
- into a rut
- out of a rut
- …
See full entry
(also the rut)
[uncountable] the time of year when male animals, especially deer, become sexually active
- stags fighting during the rut

单词	rut
释义	rut noun /rʌt/ /rʌt/ jump to other results [countable] a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground It was difficult to walk in the muddy ruts left by the tractor. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep wheel wagon … preposition in a rut into a rut out of a rut … See full entry [countable] a boring way of life that does not change I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut. If you don't go out and meet new people, it's easy to get into a rut. Extra Examples I'd got into a rut, cooking the same things week after week. Moving abroad gave her the chance to get out of a rut. My job bores me—I feel I'm in a rut. Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep wheel wagon … preposition in a rut into a rut out of a rut … See full entry (also the rut) [uncountable] the time of year when male animals, especially deer, become sexually active stags fighting during the rut see also rutted, rutting Word Originsenses 1 to 2 late 16th cent.: probably from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.sense 3 late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin rugitus, from rugire ‘to roar’.
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