| 单词 | wharf rat |
| 释义 | wharf rat (once / 129883 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY wharf rat: wharf rats USAGE EXAMPLESAnd each jammed with Irish Catholics who, it was said, bred like wharf rats. Katherine Paterson, Lyddie(1991) “The only people left in Philadelphia seem to be shopkeepers and wharf rats. Laurie Halse Anderson, Fever 1793(2000) From a 70-foot tower, and a boat named Patrol, the police kept watch on wharf rats, saboteurs, pirates and freebooters. New York Times(Jan 14, 2015) 1 n brown rat that infests wharves 2Hyper Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, brown rat common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide n someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses Hyper pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher a thief who steals without using violence |
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