English主要词典
rut
Universal Words
noun
1 [C] a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground:
It was difficult to walk in the muddy ruts left by the tractor.
2 [C] a boring way of life that does not change:
I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut. * If you don't go out and meet new people, it's easy to get into a rut.
3 [U] (also the rut) [sing.] the time of year when male animals, especially deer, become sexually active:
stags fighting during the rut
seealsoRUTTED, RUTTING
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