| 词汇 | rat |
| 释义 | rat Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE n. a wretched acting person. (Also a term of address.)You dirty rat, you!Stop acting like a dirty rat! rat 1. adjective disloyal, untrustworthy; US, 1955 2. noun 1 a person who informs on or otherwise betrays compatriots UK, 1902. 2 a despicable person UK, 1594. 3 an enthusiast of the preceding activity or thing US, 1864. 4 a railway detective US, 1977. 5 a prostitute BARBADOS, 1965.► like a rat up a drainpipe; like a rat up a drainvery swiftly. Often used with 'up that/her', in which case it is usually of a woman objectified in a sexual context AUSTRALIA, 1971.► like a rat up a rhododendronvery swiftly. A jocular variation of LIKE A RAT UP A DRAIN AUSTRALIA, 1971.► like a rat up a rope/shorelinewith great speed AUSTRALIA, 1945.► not give a rat's ass; not give a rat's arseto not care at all US, 1971.► rat's died up your arseused of an especially noxious fart UK, 2001 3. verb 1 to inform. Perhaps from an earlier political sense of changing political parties US, 1934. 2 to rob or loot a person or place AUSTRALIA, 1898 rat on 1. rat on sb not passive informal to be disloyal to someone by telling a person in authority about something that they have done wrong: I never ratted on Albert. I wouldn't rat on a friend.■ SIMILAR TO: snitch (on), tell on, split on informal2. rat on sth informal to not do something that you have promised to do for someone: The Labour government was accused of ratting on its promises to the disabled.■ SIMILAR TO: welch on |
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