| 单词 | runt |
| 释义 | runt (once / 11036 pages) n A runt is the very smallest baby animal in a litter — and it's also a derogatory word for a small person. If your little brother is sensitive about his height, it would be mean to call him a runt. The tiniest piglet in a pile of baby pigs at a local farm is the runt. In animal litters, the runt often suffers from being small and weak, and is sometimes unable to get enough of its mother's milk to live. It's clear where the disparaging version of runt came from; when you call someone a runt, you're calling them a weakling. WORD FAMILYrunt: runts, runty+/runty: runtiness USAGE EXAMPLESThey chose one who pulled on their pants legs, the runt of the litter. Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) He was so busy laughing at the runt, he lobbed him a lollipop and the runt got lucky and poled it. Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee(1990) The English “were” is the runt of the subjunctive litter, used on just one verb, just some of the time, and not by everyone. Economist(Aug 11, 2016) n disparaging terms for small people Syn|Hyper half-pint, peewee, shrimp small person a person of below average size |
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