Word · Frequency #14763
ruts
发情；处于发情期
ruts is the third person singular of rut.
be in the annual rut or mating season
- 1.
To be in the annual rut or mating season.
处于发情期或交配季节
- 2.
To make a furrow.
开沟
- 3.
To have sexual intercourse.
进行性交
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
In use
During autumn, male deer start rutting and become very aggressive.
The heavy truck rutted the soft ground, leaving deep tracks.
Every year, the bull elk ruts in early October.
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
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in a rut
- 陷入一成不变的状态I've been in a rut at work lately.我最近工作陷入了老一套。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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