rat 音标拼音: [r'æt]
n . 鼠,讨厌的人,破坏者,变节者
vi . 捕鼠,变节
vt . 弄蓬松
鼠,讨厌的人,破坏者,变节者捕鼠,变节弄蓬松
rat n 1 :
any of various long -
tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse 2 :
someone who works (
or provides workers )
during a strike [
synonym :
{
scab }, {
strikebreaker }, {
blackleg }, {
rat }]
3 :
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible ;
"
only a rotter would do that "; "
kill the rat "; "
throw the bum out "; "
you cowardly little pukes !"; "
the British call a contemptible person a `
git '" [
synonym : {
rotter }, {
dirty dog },
{
rat }, {
skunk }, {
stinker }, {
stinkpot }, {
bum }, {
puke },
{
crumb }, {
lowlife }, {
scum bag }, {
so -
and -
so }, {
git }]
4 :
one who reveals confidential information in return for money [
synonym : {
informer }, {
betrayer }, {
rat }, {
squealer }, {
blabber }]
5 :
a pad (
usually made of hair )
worn as part of a woman '
s coiffure v 1 :
desert one '
s party or group of friends ,
for example ,
for one '
s personal advantage 2 :
employ scabs or strike breakers in 3 :
take the place of work of someone on strike [
synonym : {
fink },
{
scab }, {
rat }, {
blackleg }]
4 :
give (
hair )
the appearance of being fuller by using a rat 5 :
catch rats ,
especially with dogs 6 :
give away information about somebody ; "
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam " [
synonym : {
denounce },
{
tell on }, {
betray }, {
give away }, {
rat }, {
grass }, {
shit },
{
shop }, {
snitch }, {
stag }]
Rat \
Rat \ (
r [
a ^]
t ),
n . [
AS .
r [
ae ]
t ;
akin to D .
rat ,
OHG .
rato ,
ratta ,
G .
ratte ,
ratze ,
OLG .
ratta ,
LG . &
Dan .
rotte ,
Sw .
r [*
a ]
tta ,
F .
rat ,
Ir . &
Gael radan ,
Armor .
raz ,
of unknown origin .
Cf . {
Raccoon }.]
1 . (
Zool .)
One of several species of small rodents of the genus {
Rattus } (
formerly included in {
Mus })
and allied genera ,
of the family {
Muridae },
distinguished from mice primarily by being larger .
They infest houses ,
stores ,
and ships ,
especially the Norway rat ,
also called {
brown rat },
({
Rattus norvegicus }
formerly {
Mus decumanus }),
the black rat ({
Rattus rattus }
formerly {
Mus rattus }),
and the roof rat (
formerly {
Mus Alexandrinus },
now included in {
Rattus rattus }).
These were introduced into America from the Old World .
The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from {
Rattus rattus }.
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
2 .
A round and tapering mass of hair ,
or similar material ,
used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair . [
Local ,
U .
S .]
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
One who deserts his party or associates ;
hence ,
in the trades ,
one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union . [
Cant ]
[
1913 Webster ]
Note : "
It so chanced that ,
not long after the accession of the house of Hanover ,
some of the brown ,
that is the German or Norway ,
rats ,
were first brought over to this country (
in some timber as is said );
and being much stronger than the black ,
or ,
till then ,
the common ,
rats ,
they in many places quite extirpated the latter .
The word (
both the noun and the verb to rat )
was first ,
as we have seen ,
leveled at the converts to the government of George the First ,
but has by degrees obtained a wider meaning ,
and come to be applied to any sudden and mercenary change in politics ." --
Lord Mahon .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Bamboo rat } (
Zool .),
any Indian rodent of the genus {
Rhizomys }.
{
Beaver rat }, {
Coast rat }. (
Zool .)
See under {
Beaver }
and {
Coast }.
{
Blind rat } (
Zool .),
the mole rat .
{
Cotton rat } (
Zool .),
a long -
haired rat ({
Sigmodon hispidus }),
native of the Southern United States and Mexico .
It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the crop .
{
Ground rat }.
See {
Ground Pig },
under {
Ground }.
{
Hedgehog rat }.
See under {
Hedgehog }.
{
Kangaroo rat } (
Zool .),
the potoroo .
{
Norway rat } (
Zool .),
the common brown rat .
See {
Rat }.
{
Pouched rat }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
See {
Pocket Gopher },
under {
Pocket }.
(
b )
Any African rodent of the genus {
Cricetomys }.
{
Rat Indians } (
Ethnol .),
a tribe of Indians dwelling near Fort Ukon ,
Alaska .
They belong to the Athabascan stock .
{
Rat mole }. (
Zool .)
See {
Mole rat },
under {
Mole }.
{
Rat pit },
an inclosed space into which rats are put to be killed by a dog for sport .
{
Rat snake } (
Zool .),
a large colubrine snake ({
Ptyas mucosus })
very common in India and Ceylon .
It enters dwellings ,
and destroys rats ,
chickens ,
etc .
{
Spiny rat } (
Zool .),
any South American rodent of the genus {
Echinomys }.
{
To smell a rat }.
See under {
Smell }.
{
Wood rat } (
Zool .),
any American rat of the genus {
Neotoma },
especially {
Neotoma Floridana },
common in the Southern United States .
Its feet and belly are white .
[
1913 Webster ]
Rat \
Rat \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Ratted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Ratting }.]
1 .
In English politics ,
to desert one '
s party from interested motives ;
to forsake one '
s associates for one '
s own advantage ;
in the trades ,
to work for less wages ,
or on other conditions ,
than those established by a trades union .
[
1913 Webster ]
Coleridge . . .
incurred the reproach of having ratted ,
solely by his inability to follow the friends of his early days . --
De Quincey .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To catch or kill rats .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To be an informer (
against an associate );
to inform (
on an associate );
to squeal ; --
used commonly in the phrase to rat on .
[
PJC ]
376 Moby Thesaurus words for "
rat ":
Angora goat ,
Arctic fox ,
Belgian hare ,
Benedict Arnold ,
Brutus ,
Caffre cat ,
Indian buffalo ,
Judas ,
Judas Iscariot ,
Kodiak bear ,
Quisling ,
SOB ,
Virginia deer ,
aardvark ,
aardwolf ,
alpaca ,
anteater ,
antelope ,
antelope chipmunk ,
aoudad ,
apar ,
apostate ,
apostatize ,
archtraitor ,
armadillo ,
ass ,
aurochs ,
babble ,
badger ,
bandicoot ,
bassarisk ,
bastard ,
bat ,
be indiscreet ,
be unguarded ,
bear ,
bear witness against ,
beaver ,
betray ,
betray a confidence ,
betrayer ,
bettong ,
binturong ,
bison ,
blab ,
blabber ,
black bear ,
black buck ,
black cat ,
black fox ,
black sheep ,
blackleg ,
blow the whistle ,
blue fox ,
blurt ,
blurt out ,
bobcat ,
bolt ,
break away ,
brown bear ,
brush deer ,
brush wolf ,
buffalo ,
buffalo wolf ,
bugger ,
burro ,
burro deer ,
cachalot ,
camel ,
camelopard ,
capybara ,
carabao ,
caribou ,
carpincho ,
cat ,
cat -
a -
mountain ,
catamount ,
cattalo ,
cavy ,
chamois ,
cheetah ,
chevrotain ,
chignon ,
chinchilla ,
chipmunk ,
cinnamon bear ,
cockatrice ,
conniver ,
conspirator ,
conspirer ,
coon ,
coon cat ,
cotton mouse ,
cotton rat ,
cougar ,
cow ,
coyote ,
coypu ,
creep ,
cur ,
deer ,
deer tiger ,
defect ,
defector ,
desert ,
dingo ,
dog ,
donkey ,
dormouse ,
double agent ,
double -
crosser ,
double -
dealer ,
dromedary ,
echidna ,
eland ,
elephant ,
elk ,
ermine ,
eyra ,
fall ,
fallow deer ,
false hair ,
fart ,
ferret ,
field mouse ,
fink ,
fisher ,
fitch ,
flying phalanger ,
foumart ,
fox ,
fox squirrel ,
gazelle ,
gemsbok ,
genet ,
giraffe ,
give away ,
glutton ,
gnu ,
gnu goat ,
goat ,
goat antelope ,
gopher ,
grizzly bear ,
ground squirrel ,
groundhog ,
guanaco ,
guinea pig ,
hamster ,
hare ,
harnessed antelope ,
hartebeest ,
hedgehog ,
heel ,
hippopotamus ,
hog ,
hood ,
hooligan ,
horse ,
hyena ,
hyrax ,
ibex ,
inform ,
inform against ,
inform on ,
informer ,
intrigant ,
intriguer ,
jackal ,
jackass ,
jackrabbit ,
jaguar ,
jaguarundi ,
jerboa ,
jerboa kangaroo ,
jerk ,
kaama ,
kangaroo ,
kangaroo mouse ,
kangaroo rat ,
karakul ,
kinkajou ,
kit fox ,
koala ,
lapin ,
leak ,
lemming ,
leopard ,
leopard cat ,
let down ,
let drop ,
let fall ,
let slip ,
lion ,
llama ,
louse ,
lynx ,
machinator ,
mammoth ,
mara ,
marmot ,
marten ,
mastodon ,
meanie ,
meerkat ,
mink ,
mole ,
mongoose ,
moose ,
mother ,
mouflon ,
mountain goat ,
mountain lion ,
mountain sheep ,
mouse ,
mule ,
mule deer ,
muntjac ,
musk deer ,
musk hog ,
musk -
ox ,
muskrat ,
musquash ,
narc ,
nark ,
nilgai ,
nutria ,
ocelot ,
okapi ,
onager ,
oont ,
opossum ,
otter ,
ounce ,
ox ,
pack rat ,
painter ,
panda ,
pangolin ,
panther ,
peach ,
peccary ,
peludo ,
phalanger ,
pig ,
pill ,
pine mouse ,
platypus ,
plotter ,
pocket gopher ,
pocket mouse ,
pocket rat ,
polar bear ,
polar fox ,
polecat ,
porcupine ,
possum ,
pouched rat ,
poyou ,
prairie dog ,
prairie wolf ,
prick ,
pronghorn ,
pull out ,
puma ,
quisling ,
rabbit ,
raccoon ,
recreant ,
red deer ,
red squirrel ,
reindeer ,
renounce ,
repudiate ,
reveal a secret ,
rhinoceros ,
roe ,
roe deer ,
roebuck ,
run out on ,
runagate ,
sable ,
scab ,
schemer ,
scum ,
secede ,
sell out ,
serpent ,
serval ,
sheep ,
shit ,
shithead ,
shitheel ,
shrew ,
shrew mole ,
sika ,
silver fox ,
sing ,
skunk ,
sloth ,
snake ,
snitch ,
snitch on ,
snowshoe rabbit ,
spill ,
spill the beans ,
springbok ,
squeak ,
squeal ,
squirrel ,
stinkard ,
stinker ,
stoat ,
stool ,
strikebreaker ,
suslik ,
swamp rabbit ,
swine ,
switch ,
takin ,
talk ,
tamandua ,
tamarin ,
tapir ,
tarpan ,
tatou ,
tatou peba ,
tatouay ,
tattle ,
tattle on ,
tell on ,
tell secrets ,
tell tales ,
tergiversate ,
tergiversator ,
testify against ,
tiger ,
tiger cat ,
timber wolf ,
timeserver ,
toad ,
traitor ,
treasonist ,
tree shrew ,
trimmer ,
turd ,
turn ,
turn informer ,
turnabout ,
turncoat ,
urus ,
vole ,
wallaby ,
warthog ,
water buffalo ,
waterbuck ,
weasel ,
wharf rat ,
whistler ,
white fox ,
wild ass ,
wild boar ,
wild goat ,
wild ox ,
wildcat ,
wildebeest ,
wolf ,
wolverine ,
wombat ,
wood rat ,
woodchuck ,
woolly mammoth ,
yak ,
zebra ,
zebu ,
zoril
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