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 English
ratother
=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.

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