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单词 rat run
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rat run
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈræt ˌrʌn/us
/ˈræt ˌrʌn/
asmallroadthat is used by a lot ofdriverswho aretryingtoavoidtrafficonlargerroads:
（司机为避开大路上的交通拥堵而走的）小路，小街
Theroadthroughourvillagehasbecomearatrunforcommuterstryingtoavoiddelayson the A14.驾车上下班的人们为了避开 A14 大道的交通阻塞，纷纷穿过我们村的这条小路绕行。
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Roads: rural & suburban
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  • thoroughfare
  • through traffic
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(Definition ofrat runfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Residential streets are used as rat runs by people trying to avoid congestion, but they pile up problems in their wake.
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Action must be taken to stop heavy lorries using country lanes as rat runs.
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It is a road scheme for people using my constituency as aratrun.
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In any case, the road is aratrunand the limit is never protected.
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Because of the crowding of traffic on that road, there is now what one can call aratrun.
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It has been impossible to obtain an agreement on what to do to stop the turn being used as aratrun.
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Unfortunately, many cars had found aratrunand were making their way down a steep hill.
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If it is not aratrun, it is a tempting run, through which people drive their vehicles too fast.
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The danger to pedestrians also increases as people try to escape down any possibleratrun.
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However, it is used as a so-calledratrunbetween the main roads, and the speed limit is widely ignored.
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A rather canny motorist discovered that this was aratrunthat enabled him to avoid the traffic on the main road.
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The response of a local authority to a newly createdratrunis likely to be environmental measures to slow down the traffic and restraints to limit it.
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The inevitable result is that we will see more traffic filtering through every highway and byway and every rural lane, using everyratrunavailable throughout the county.
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If a lot of vehicles are sent down a road because it happens to be somewhat more empty than others, it might become a newratrun.
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Theratrun, as it is termed, removes the large bulk of humanity from the world, effectively ending the current civilization.
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