单词详解

  n.

A. 老鼠，耗子 (a small animal with a long tail, that looks like a large mouse, usually considered a pest )

People usually hate the rat. 人们通常厌恶老鼠。

The cat was worrying a rat. 那只猫在撕咬着一只老鼠。

The cat nosed out a rat. 那只猫闻到了老鼠的气味。

B. (尤指) 变节者，告密者 (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)

He was regarded as a rat.　大家叫他变节者/叛徒。

C. 贼 [someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike]

   She hated the rat who stole her wallet on the bus.

她恨死了那个在公交车上偷走她钱包的贼。

Ｄ. 卑鄙之人，下贱之人 (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible)

Now we can see why people say he is such a rat.

现在我们知道了为什么人们说他是卑鄙小人了。

2. vi.

A. 捕鼠 (尤指用狗捕鼠)

The old man likes to rat. 这个老人喜欢捕鼠。

B. 变节；背叛；出卖：

He said he’d help but he has rat on his friends.

他说他会帮忙的，但他却背叛了朋友们。　

To our surprise he had ratted on us.

令我们吃惊的是他居然把我们出卖了。

C. [美国俚语] 闲逛，瞎转悠 (around)

He had nothing to do all day long but to rat around.

除了瞎转悠，他整天无所事事。

相关词组

1. rat on sb.  告发，出卖

You should never rat on your friends. 永远不要出卖你的朋友。

2. rat on sth. 食言，不信守（承诺）

He was accused of ratting on his promises. 他被指责不信守承诺。

相关单词

  近义词：mouse

相关链接

词义辨析：mouse , rat

mouse, rat

n. 两者都表示“老鼠”。

mouse: 通常指家鼠，体型比rat较小。

rat: 通常指田鼠，一般体型较mouse大。

词语详解

1. mouse: 通常指家鼠，体型比rat较小。其复数形式为mice。

All the mice in the hole are having a meeting to discuss the way to deal with that cat.

洞里的所有老鼠在开会商量对方那只猫的办法。

2. rat: 通常指田鼠，一般体型较mouse大。

Many corns were eaten by the rats in autumn. 秋季许多庄稼被老鼠吃掉了。