rat on
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rats on
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ratting on
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ratted on
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ratted on
1
告发, 打小报告
to inform an authority about the wrong or illegal actions of others
- I can't believe you ratted on me like that to mom and dad—I'm never telling you anything ever again!
我不敢相信你竟然那样向妈妈和爸爸告发了我—我再也不会告诉你任何事情了！
- John ratted on me, and I got in trouble.
约翰告发了我，我惹上了麻烦。
- Where I come from, you don't rat on your friends.
在我来的地方，你不会告发你的朋友。
- He decided to rat on his coworker who had been stealing office supplies.
他决定告发一直在偷办公用品的同事。
- The student was afraid to rat on the bullies, fearing retaliation.
那个学生害怕告发那些霸凌者，担心遭到报复。
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违背, 背叛
to not fulfill a promise or agreement
- I can't back someone who rats on his promises.
我不能支持一个违背自己承诺的人。
- The government is accused of ratting on its promises to the unemployed.
政府被指控违背了对失业者的承诺。
- They ratted on the deal.
他们背叛了这笔交易。
- They had agreed to share the expenses, but one of them ratted on the deal.
他们同意分担费用，但其中一人违背了协议。
- We can't tolerate someone who consistently rats on their responsibilities.
我们不能容忍一个总是不履行自己责任的人。