Word · Frequency #14763
rut
车辙；沟槽
A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, especially by wheels.
- 1.
Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season.
许多哺乳动物的性欲,通常特指交配季节。
- 2.
A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
地面上的车辙、沟槽或轨迹
- 3.
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
沟槽,尤指车轮在软土上压出的痕迹
- 4.
The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
鹿在性兴奋时发出的声音。
- 5.
A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
固定的惯例、程序、行为、思想或感觉
- 6.
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
难以摆脱的固定而单调的常规
- 7.
Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
海浪拍岸的轰鸣声；浪涛声
- 8.
A dull routine.
枯燥的例行公事
- 9.
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
发情期(非人类哺乳动物)
常规；老一套；一成不变的生活；发情期；动情期；（鹿的）求偶叫声；鹿鸣；（海浪拍岸的）轰鸣声；咆哮声；许多哺乳动物的性欲,通常特指交配季节。
In use
The wheels of the truck left deep ruts in the muddy road.
After years of doing the same job, I felt like I was stuck in a rut.
During the breeding season, male deer are in rut and become aggressive.
they fell into a conversational rut
Connections
Collocations
- in a rut
- 陷入一成不变的生活；墨守成规
- He felt stuck in a rut and wanted a change.他感觉自己陷入了一成不变的生活，想要改变。
- get out of a rut
- 摆脱单调乏味的生活
- She changed jobs to get out of a rut.她换了工作以摆脱单调乏味的生活。
- deep rut
- 深深的车辙
- The heavy truck left deep ruts in the muddy road.重型卡车在泥泞的路上留下了深深的车辙。
- during the rut
- 在发情期（尤指鹿等动物）
- Male deer are especially aggressive during the rut.雄鹿在发情期尤其具有攻击性。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in a rut
- 陷入枯燥乏味的常规；停滞不前After five years in the same job, I feel like I'm in a rut.在同一份工作干了五年后，我觉得自己陷入了枯燥的常规。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象车轮在土路上压出凹槽(rut)，日子也像车辙一样固定不变，就是老一套。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：道路或地面痕迹的描述、日常口语中谈论单调生活或工作、动物学或野生动物观察中的发情期 该词有多个含义，语体随语境变化：指车辙或地面凹槽时通常较中性，多用于描述道路或地形；口语固定搭配 in a rut 表示“一成不变的状态”，比较常见于日常交流；指动物发情期时偏正式或技术性，多见于动物学或野外观察。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 rut 押韵，都含 /ʌt/：but, cut, gut, hut, nut, shut。注意 put 拼写相近但读 /pʊt/，不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
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