How to Pronounce "lab rat"
expression
ˈɫæb/ /ˈɹæt
LAB-rat
lˈæb/ /ɹˈæt
LAB-rat
Definition
A 'lab rat' is a rat used in scientific experiments. Informally, it can also mean a person who spends a lot of time working in a laboratory or is constantly tested or experimented on.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫæb/ /ˈɹæt
British English
lˈæb/ /ɹˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LAB-rat
UK
LAB-rat
Listen in Context
The scientist put the lab rat in the maze.
He works so much in the lab that he feels like a lab rat.
Many medical advances use data from lab rats.
After my third experiment today, I really feel like a lab rat.