rat
- IPA[rat]
美式
- a rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long, sparsely haired tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.；a person regarded as despicable, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal
- used to express mild annoyance or irritation.
- (of a person, dog, or cat) hunt or kill rats；desert one's party, side, or cause
verb: rat, 3rd person present: rats, gerund or present participle: ratting, past tense: ratted, past participle: ratted
noun: rat, plural noun: rats
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long, sparsely haired tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.
- 2. informal, derogatory a person regarded as despicable, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal her rat of a husband cheated on her 同義詞
- ▪ an informer he became the most famous rat in mob history 同義詞
- 3. North American informal a person who is associated with or frequents a specified place LA mall rats you and the rest of the tavern rats will have to find a new hangout
- 4. US a pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.
excl
- 1. informal used to express mild annoyance or irritation.
動詞
- 1. (of a person, dog, or cat) hunt or kill rats we would always take a terrier when we fished and the terrier ratted away
- 2. informal desert one's party, side, or cause many of the clans rallied to his support, others ratted and joined the King's forces
- 3. US shape (hair) with a special pad.
