"rats" in Chinese (Traditional)
老鼠鼠
Definition
Rats 是中等大小、長尾巴的囓齒動物。這個詞通常指這種動物本身，也可以在非正式用法中指不誠實或討厭的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
表示動物時，'rat' 本身是中性詞，但很多人會聯想到骯髒或疾病。作為罵人話時語氣很強，常指叛徒、告密者或不老實的人。不要和 'mouse' 混淆，後者通常更小，負面感也較弱。
Examples
We saw two rats near the trash cans.
我們在垃圾桶旁邊看到了兩隻**老鼠**。
The old building has rats in the basement.
那棟舊大樓的地下室裡有**老鼠**。
Some rats can swim very well.
有些**老鼠**游泳遊得很好。
The kitchen was so dirty that even rats would avoid it.
廚房髒得連**老鼠**都會躲著走。
He called the people who cheated him rats.
他把騙他的人叫作**老鼠**。
When the lights turned on, the rats ran under the boxes.
燈一亮，**老鼠**就跑到箱子下面去了。