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rat

/ˈræt/

US UK

noun

plural rats

[count] a small animal that has a pointed nose and a long, thin tail

a dirty old building infested by rats and mice

a lab/laboratory rat [=a rat that is used by scientists for experiments]

He came in from the rain looking like a drowned rat. [=looking very wet and miserable]

informal

a person who is not loyal or who cannot be trusted

I can't believe that rat turned us in to the police!

a person who is bad or cruel

No one understands why she's with a rat like him.

US informal :a person who spends a lot of time in a specified place

a mall rat

Every night he goes to work out with the other gym rats. - see also pack rat, rugrat

smell a rat

informal :to think or suspect that something is wrong about a situation

She smelled a rat when her husband came home with lipstick on his collar.

verb

rats; ratted; ratting

informal :to tell someone in authority (such as the police) about something wrong that someone has done :to betray someone [no obj]

The teacher knows what we did, which means that somebody ratted. - often + on

I am trying to find out who ratted on me. [+ obj] (US) - + out

Someone ratted him out to the police.

They accused him of ratting out his own brother.

* Các từ tương tự:
rat race, rat run, rat-arsed, rat-a-tat, ratatouille, ratchet, rate, rate of exchange, rather