Rat
[ ræt ]
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n. 大老鼠;似鼠动物;<非正式>鼠辈，卑鄙小人;
vi. 捕鼠;<俚>背叛，告密;
📝 例句
Gingerly he opened the door of the rat's cage.
他小心翼翼地打开鼠笼的门.
He must pull until the rat dies.
他必须把这只老鼠拽到死为止。
They said they'd help but they've ratted on their friends.
他们说他们会帮忙的,但他们却背叛了朋友。
The cat went ratting.
猫去捉老鼠了。
The cat shook the rat.
那只猫叼着那只耗子甩动。
🌱 联想助记
【串】cat(猫)爱eat(吃)rat(老鼠)
【记】※ r-似“花”,at-在:老鼠在花那儿
※ rat-老鼠,raw-生的:老鼠吃的是肉是生的
※ rat-老鼠,cat-猫:鼠在前面逃,猫在后面追
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-rod-表示“咬”
常见变体有-rot-、-raz-、-ras-
📖 牛津释义
rat
n
1 rodent that looks like, but is larger than, a mouse 大鼠. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iii.
2 (infml fig 口, 比喻)
(a) disloyal person, esp one who deserts a cause in times of difficulty 不忠的人; （尤指困难时）背弃事业的人
So you've changed sides, you dirty rat! 那麽, 你改变立场了, 你这可耻的叛徒!
(b) unpleasant or despicable man 讨厌的人; 卑鄙的人.
3 (idm 习语) like a drowned rat => drown. the rat race (infml derog 口, 贬) fiercely competitive struggle, esp to keep one's position in work or life 激烈的竞争（尤指为保住职位或地位）
opt out of (ie withdraw from) the rat race 决定退出这场竞争. smell a rat => smell2. rat, v (-tt-)
1 [I] (usu 通常作 go ratting) hunt rats 去捕鼠.
2 [I, Ipr] (infml 口)
(a) ~ (on sb/sth) break an agreement, a promise, etc; fail to do sth one has undertaken to do 违背协议、 诺言等; 未履行责任.
(b) ~ (on sb) reveal a secret; betray sb 泄露秘密; 背叛某人
She's ratted on us here comes the head teacher! 她把我们出卖了--瞧校长都来了!
🎯 考研助记
有一个 rat（老鼠）非常的 fat（肥胖）跳进了 vat（缸）偷吃了 salt（盐）变成了 bat（蝙蝠）气坏了 cat（猫）咬破了 hat（帽子） 网友：yqy补充： cat-rat：cat抓rat；c抓，r啃
🔁 扩展释义
*[ræt]n. 鼠, 卑鄙的人, 破坏者, 变节者vi. 捕鼠, 变节vt. 弄蓬松【医】 鼠相关词组: rat on sb like a drowned rat like a rat in a hole rat out smell a rat
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After the War of Independence ended, New York became the capital of the USA for a short time (1789-90) before Washington, D.C.
独立战争结束以后，在华盛顿成为首都之前，纽约市曾经一度是美国的首都，不过时间很短（1789-90）。
They will think that you are the eyes and ears of the manager.
他们会认为，你是经理的耳目。
Before he returned to India, he decided to live as a poor man and not to possess wealth.
在回印度之前，他已决心过穷人一样的生活，不占有财富。