runt

Word family adjectiveruntedruntishruntynounrunt

Related topics: Animals

runt /rʌnt/ noun [countableC]

1 HBAthe smallest and least developed baby animal of a group born at the same time 〔一胎中〕最弱小的动物幼崽

runt of

the runt of the litter

一窝中最弱小的幼崽

2. informalWEAK a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person 矮小[讨厌，无足轻重]的人

Examples from the Corpus

runt• She was a runt no longer.• Most are poor quality, being deformed or runts.• Ronnie was what was called a real runt, not much bigger than Petey.• An induced birth after thirty-six hours of false labor, the runt of a litter of twelve.• He was the runt of the family, and the last born.• He was even worse off than you were, runt.

Origin runt

(1500-1600) Perhaps from Dutch rund “cow, small ox”

单词	runt
释义	runt Word family adjectiveruntedruntishruntynounrunt Related topics: Animals runt /rʌnt/ noun [countableC] 1 HBAthe smallest and least developed baby animal of a group born at the same time 〔一胎中〕最弱小的动物幼崽 runt of the runt of the litter 一窝中最弱小的幼崽 2. informalWEAK a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person 矮小[讨厌，无足轻重]的人 Examples from the Corpus runt• She was a runt no longer.• Most are poor quality, being deformed or runts.• Ronnie was what was called a real runt, not much bigger than Petey.• An induced birth after thirty-six hours of false labor, the runt of a litter of twelve.• He was the runt of the family, and the last born.• He was even worse off than you were, runt. Origin runt (1500-1600) Perhaps from Dutch rund “cow, small ox”
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