| 单词 | rat |
| 释义 | rat n. & v. --n 1. a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent (muskrat; water-rat). 2. a deserter from a party, cause, difficult situation, etc.; a turncoat (from the superstition that rats desert a sinking ship). 3. colloq. an unpleasant person. 4. a worker who refuses to join a strike, or who blacklegs. 5. (in pl.) sl. an exclamation of contempt, annoyance, etc. --vintr. (ratted, ratting) 1. (of a person or dog) hunt or kill rats. 2. colloq. desert a cause, party, etc. 3. (foll. by on) a betray; let down. b inform on. Phrases and idioms rat-catcher a person who rids buildings of rats etc. rat kangaroo Austral. any of various small ratlike marsupials of the family Potoroidae, having kangaroo-like hind limbs for jumping. rat race a fiercely competitive struggle for position, power, etc. rat's tail a thing shaped like a rat's tail, e.g. a tapering cylindrical file. rat-tail 1. the grenadier fish. 2. a horse with a hairless tail. 3. such a tail. rat-tail (or -tailed) spoon a spoon with a tail-like moulding from the handle to the back of the bowl. Etymology: OE r{aelig}t & OF rat |
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