比喻用法。

1. He gets ratty if he doesn't get enough sleep.

他要是睡眠不足动不动就发脾气。

来自《权威词典》

2. I had spent too many hours there and was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.

我在那儿呆了很长时间，开始有点恼火和不耐烦了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Mrs. Bowdon was a little sallow woman with ratty brown hair.

包登太太是一位面黄肌瘦的小妇人,梳着不太整洁的棕色头发.

来自辞典例句

4. He was a small ratty - looking man with a thin moustache.

他是一个长得矮小像老鼠的男人有著稀疏的胡子.

来自互联网

5. No. A ratty - haired bookworm, in this day and age?

噢!现在都什么时代了, 还有这种满头邋遢头发的书呆子?

来自互联网