rut

noun

🔊/rʌt/

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[countable] a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground车辙
- It was difficult to walk in the muddy ruts left by the tractor.很难在拖拉机留下的泥泞的车辙中行走。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- wheel
- wagon
- …
preposition
- in a rut
- into a rut
- out of a rut
- …
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[countable] a boring way of life that does not change刻板乏味的生活
- I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut.我放弃了我的工作，因为我觉得那种生活呆板无聊。🔊🔊
- If you don't go out and meet new people, it's easy to get into a rut.如果你不出门结识新朋友，你的生活就容易变得刻板乏味。🔊🔊
Extra Examples
- I'd got into a rut, cooking the same things week after week.我每一周都重复地做着同样的饭菜。
- Moving abroad gave her the chance to get out of a rut.移居国外让她得以改变一下单调的生活。
- My job bores me—I feel I'm in a rut.我的工作让我厌烦－我觉得自己的生活很枯燥。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- wheel
- wagon
- …
preposition
- in a rut
- into a rut
- out of a rut
- …
See full entry
(also the rut)
[uncountable] the time of year when male animals, especially deer, become sexually active（雄鹿等雄性动物的）发情期
- stags fighting during the rut雄鹿在车辙期间的战斗