Word · Frequency #15848
brat
熊孩子;捣蛋鬼;顽童
a very troublesome child
多用于贬义
- 1.
A turbot or flatfish.
大菱鲆或比目鱼。
- 2.
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
含有黄铁矿或碳酸钙的薄煤层。
- 3.
a very troublesome child
非常麻烦的孩子
- 4.
a small pork sausage
小猪肉香肠
小猪肉香肠;小香肠;大菱鲆;比目鱼;含黄铁矿或石灰质的薄煤层;大菱鲆或比目鱼。;含有黄铁矿或碳酸钙的薄煤层。
In use
That little brat threw a tantrum in the supermarket.
Her younger brother is such a brat; he always demands the latest toys.
Stop acting like a brat and share your toys with your sister.
a brat
brat 通常指令人讨厌的调皮孩子。
That kid is such a brat.
那个小孩真是个捣蛋鬼。
a [adjective] brat
He's a spoiled brat.
他是个被宠坏的孩子。
behave like a brat
Stop behaving like a brat.
别像个捣蛋鬼一样。
Connections
Collocations
- spoiled brat
- 被宠坏的孩子、熊孩子
- That kid is such a spoiled brat who throws a tantrum every time he doesn't get what he wants.那个孩子真是个被宠坏的熊孩子,每次得不到想要的东西就发脾气。
- little brat
- 小捣蛋鬼、小鬼头(贬义)
- My little brother is a little brat, always hiding my things.我弟弟是个小捣蛋鬼,总是藏我的东西。
- grilled brats
- 烤小猪肉香肠
- We're having grilled brats and potato salad at the barbecue.我们烧烤时吃烤小猪肉香肠和土豆沙拉。
- beer brats
- 啤酒香肠(用啤酒烹制的小猪肉香肠)
- In Wisconsin, beer brats are a summer tradition.在威斯康星州,啤酒香肠是夏天的传统美食。
Idioms & figurative uses
- spoiled brat
- 被宠坏的孩子,惯坏了的孩子He acts like a spoiled brat when he doesn't get his way.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 brat 拆成 b + rat:像老鼠一样到处捣乱的孩子,就是熊孩子。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、家人或朋友抱怨孩子时、小说或影视对白 这里分析 brat 表示“令人讨厌的孩子”这一义项。该词带贬义,通常只用于非正式场合,多出现在口语、家人或朋友的抱怨以及小说对白里;在正式书面语中很少使用。
Grammar Note
常带贬义,指令人讨厌或宠坏的小孩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with brat /bræt/: they share the stressed vowel /æ/ and final /t/. Beware lookalikes that do not rhyme, such as brad /bræd/, brash /bræʃ/, and branch /bræntʃ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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