英文rat是什么意思(这些与rat有关的短语你认识几个)
英文rat是什么意思(这些与rat有关的短语你认识几个)I'm a pack rat I never throw anything out.对我来说人世间最痛苦的是莫过于同一个囤积狂共处一室。someone who collects things that they do not need.例句:For me there could be nothing worse than living with a pack rat.
两个关键词我们来说说英文中与rat和mouse有关的短语表达吧~
01、a pack rat
pack的意思有“一群、群集”,a pack rat不是指一群老鼠,而是指“不可靠的人,有敛癖的人,欢收集一大堆自己不需要的东西的人”。那种不管有用没有什么东西都不肯扔掉的人。
英文解释:
someone who collects things that they do not need.
例句:
For me there could be nothing worse than living with a pack rat.
对我来说人世间最痛苦的是莫过于同一个囤积狂共处一室。
I'm a pack rat I never throw anything out.
我是个收藏癖,我从来不扔东西的。
02、a rat race
老鼠赛跑,这是一种什么样的场面呢?我貌似看到了一群老鼠向我涌来,太恐怖了,所以a rat race的意思是“过于激烈的竞争;争先恐后、一拥而上”。
英文解释:
an unpleasant way in which people compete against each other at work in order to succeed.
例句:
The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded.
昨晚的舞会又吵又挤,简直是一团糟。
To many people life is always a rat race .
对许多人来说,生活总是激烈的竞争。
03、look like a drowned rat
首先我们要清楚drowned rat是指“落汤鸡”,look like a drowned rat指某人看起来很狼狈,多是因为大雨而湿透。
英文解释:
to be very wet especially because you have been in heavy rain.
例句:
I had to cycle home in the rain and came in looking like a drowned rat.
我不得不淋雨回家,结果就成落汤鸡了。
04、rat-arsed
arsed的意思是“担心,烦恼”,老鼠担心什么呢?而是用来比喻那种状态,rat-arsed通常被用来指某人喝多了,醉醺醺的,即very drunk.也就是“酩酊大醉”的意思。
例句:
They came home completely rat-arsed.
他们回到家的时候已经完全烂醉如泥了。
05、smell a rat
这个应该理解成像老鼠一样闻东西,老鼠嗅觉很敏锐,一旦发现不对,立马逃窜,所以用smell a rat表示“感觉不对劲儿;特指有人不诚实的情况下”,也就是感到不妙;感到有可疑之处;有不详的预感”。相当于“a bad hunch”。
例句:
He could smell a rat in the way the men were talking.
他从这些人的讲话方式就能感到事有蹊跷。
06、give a rat's ass
注意,这可不能从字面将其理解成“给一个老鼠屁股”,本意是指“完全不在乎,没关系,无所谓”。
例句:
Money power who gives a rat's ass?
权利,地位,谁特么在乎?
拓展:表示“完全不在乎”的表达还有:
(1)I couldn't care less
(2)not give a damn
其实英文中还有很多与rat有关的表达,比如说下面这些:
rat someone out 出卖某人
a rat fink 卑鄙小人
a mall rat 购物狂
rat-trap 捕鼠器
rats desert a sink ship 抛弃、舍弃
最后的最后我们再来看看那些与mouse的表达吧!
poor as a church mouse 非常穷
When the cat's away the mice will play. 猫不在,老鼠成精。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎 坏了一锅粥。