| 释义 |
rat¹ /ræt/ n. | int. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 【动】(大)鼠；大家鼠，沟鼠，褐(家)鼠(较 mouse 为大)；似鼠的啮齿目动物；麝鼠
There were dead mice and rats all over the room. 房间里到处是大大小小的死老鼠。
a cotton rat 棉鼠
2. 〈口〉〈喻〉耗子，鼠辈，獐头鼠目的人，卑鄙小人；(危难时的)变节小人；(破坏罢工的)工贼；〈主美口〉坐探，告密者
Oh, you rat! 喔，你这卑鄙小人!
He's acting like a prime rat on this. 他在这件事情上行为叫人恶心。
3. 〈美口〉(为制造蓬松效果的)女用发垫
4. 〈主美口〉[常接用于修饰名词之后]老是出没游逛于某处的人，常客
As a kid, I was an airport rat. 童年时我老是在机场里转悠。
a dock rat 码头无业游民
5. 〈美俚〉(尤指军校的)新生
6. 〈美俚〉行为不检点的女人
7. 〈俚〉贼
II int.
[rats] 〈俚〉[表示恼怒、失望等]胡说，去你的；真要命
III (rat·ted;rat·ting)
❶ vi.
1. 捕鼠；(尤指狗)捕捉老鼠
The dogs went ratting. 狗都去捕捉老鼠了。
2. 〈口〉做卑鄙坏事；变节，背叛；当工贼；告发 (on)
They are ratting out. 他们正在变节转向。
They said they'd help but they've ratted on us. 他们说过愿意帮助，但却背弃了对我们的承诺。
She ratted on her debts. 她赖账。
rat on an obligation (a promise) 背弃义务(诺言)
He ratted on the gang to the police. 他向警方告发团伙。
3. 〈主美俚〉闲逛，转悠 (around)
A: Where else have you been since I saw you last? B: Oh, I don't know. Ratting around. 甲：我上回见到你以后，你一直在其他什么地方呀? 乙：哦，我自己也说不上来，到处转悠呗。
4. 〈俚〉偷
❷ vt.
1. 〈美〉用发垫使(女人)的头发蓬松隆起；使(头发)蓬松隆起
She ratted her hair higher than anyone else. 她把头发垫得比谁都蓬松隆起。
2. 〈俚〉偷；搜(死尸)的全身掠财
[< OE ræt; 与 OHG ratta, L rodere to gnaw, radere to scrape, shave 有关] phr. be in the rats 〈俚〉1. 震颤性谵妄发作 2. 发疯 die like a rat 被毒死 do a rat 〈口〉做卑鄙坏事；变节 get (或 have) rats 〈俚〉1. 感觉不舒服；心情不好 2. = see rats
have rats in the attic (或 garret) 〈俚〉
1. 行为乖张；想法荒诞；神经失常
2. 感觉不舒服；心情不好
like a drowned rat 像只落水老鼠，浑身湿漉漉
like a rat in a hole 像只洞中老鼠，陷于绝境，毫无出路，坐以待毙
Rats desert (或 forsake, leave) a falling house (a sinking ship). 〈谚〉屋塌(船沉)鼠先溜。(意指树倒猢狲散)
see rats 〈俚〉酩酊大醉
smell a rat 感到有可疑之处，感到事情不妙
Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I'm beginning to smell a rat. 汤姆每来我这儿一次，我就丢一个烟缸，于是我开始起疑了。
Ah! You begin to smell a rat, do you? You thought yourself pretty safe. 啊! 你开始感到事情不妙了，是不是? 你原先还自以为什么事儿也没有呢。 |