rat
🇬🇧 UK/ræt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLA1
Definitions
n.
A long-tailed rodent larger than a mouse; a person who betrays others.
鼠;叛徒;告密者
v.
To hunt rats; to betray someone or inform on them to an authority.
捕鼠;告密;出卖
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishratother
=rat
Common Collocations
- 1.rat race激烈的竞争(名利场)
- 2.smell a rat觉得有蹊跷/起疑心
- 3.rat poison鼠药/灭鼠药
- 4.lab rat实验鼠/被当作试验品的人
Example Sentences
- 1.
A rat scurried across the kitchen floor, sending everyone into a panic.
- 2.
He was called a rat by his colleagues after he reported them to management.
- 3.
The city launched a campaign to control the growing rat population in the subway.