英语词汇“rat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

ratrat1 /ræt/ ●●● noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYrat¹

Origin: Old English ræt

1an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail2spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you3look like a drowned rat to look very wet and uncomfortable4like rats deserting/leaving a sinking ship used to describe people who leave a company, organization, etc. when it is in trouble [Origin: Old English ræt] → see also pack rat, rat race, rats, rat trap, smell a rat at smell2 (7)

noun | verb

ratrat2 verb (ratted, ratting) [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

rat

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	rat
	he, she, it	rats
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ratted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ratted
	he, she, it	has ratted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ratted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will rat
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ratted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am ratting
	he, she, it	is ratting
	you, we, they	are ratting
Past	I, he, she, it	was ratting
	you, we, they	were ratting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been ratting
	he, she, it	has been ratting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been ratting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be ratting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been ratting

old-fashioned (also rat on somebody) to be disloyal to someone, especially by telling someone in authority about something wrong that person has done