rat
noun [ C ] uk/ræt/ us/ræt/
(ANIMAL)
A2 鼠;老鼠;大家鼠
a small rodent, larger than a mouse, that has a long tail and is considered to be harmful
Rats carry disease. 老鼠传播疾病。
I think we've got rats (= there are rats in our house). 我觉得家里有老鼠。
- More examples
- Bottles of lemonade doctored with rat poison were discovered in the kitchen.
- In biology classes at school we used to dissect rats.
- The period of gestation of rats is 21 days.
- The barn was infested with rats.
- We put down some poisoned bait to kill the rats.
(PERSON)
informal卑鄙小人；骗子；背信弃义的人
an unpleasant person who deceives others or is not loyal