rat-hole
中文词源
- rat-hole (n.)
- also rathole, 1812 in figurative sense of "nasty, messy place;" rat (n.) + hole (n.). As "bottomless hole" (especially one where money goes) from 1961.
双语例句
- 1. If I don't send a picture, he will smell a rat.
- 如果我不寄出照片，他将有所察觉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They were accused of encouraging children to rat on their parents.
- 他们被指控唆使儿童告发自己的父母。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail.
- 那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着，一条长尾巴布满鳞片。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Captain Hardnose certainly ran that rat over the hill.
- 哈得诺思上尉当然要求那个告密者离职了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The lab assistant injected the rat with the new drug.
- 实验室助手给老鼠注射了那种新药.
来自《简明英汉词典》
