Word · Frequency #14763
rut
发情；处于发情期
核心释义
be in the annual rut or mating season
- 1.
处于发情期或交配季节
To be in the annual rut or mating season.
- 2.
开沟
To make a furrow.
- 3.
进行性交
To have sexual intercourse.
使形成车辙；犁出沟；性交；交配；处于发情期或交配季节；开沟；进行性交
用法In use
During autumn, male deer start rutting and become very aggressive.
用法提示：rutting 是动词 rut 的现在分词形式，表示雄鹿发情的行为。
The heavy truck rutted the soft ground, leaving deep tracks.
用法提示：rutted 是动词 rut 的过去式，表示挖出车辙的动作。
Every year, the bull elk ruts in early October.
用法提示：ruts 是动词 rut 的第三人称单数形式，表示发情期的行为。
Verb forms
base rut · third person ruts · -ing rutting · past rutted · past participle rutted
规则动词 rut（挖槽；发情）的变化形式
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- rutting season
- 发情期；交配期
- The forest echoes with deer calls during rutting season.发情期间，森林里回响着鹿鸣声。
- rutting male
- 处于发情期的雄性
- Rutting males often clash antlers to win a mate.发情期的雄性经常用鹿角争斗以赢得配偶。
- rut in autumn
- 在秋天发情
- Many deer species rut in autumn.许多鹿在秋天发情。
- rutted track
- 有车辙的小路
- The farm truck rutted the muddy track after the rain.雨后，农用卡车在泥泞的小路上压出了车辙。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想鹿在发情期(rut)狂奔，在泥路上踏出深沟(rut)——两个意思都记住了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：wildlife documentaries、biological research、nature writing 作动词表示动物进入发情期，多用于描述鹿类等有明显繁殖季节的哺乳动物；常见于野生动物纪录片、生物学文章等较书面或正式的语境，日常口语中使用较少。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为及物动词时意为(在…上)挖槽，作为不及物动词时意为(动物)发情。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'rut' in American English (/rʌt/): but, cut, hut, nut, shut, and what. The first five share the written pattern -ut; what is spelled with -at but is still a sound match. Watch out: put (/pʊt/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.