Smell a rat是一个常见的表达方式吗?
母语人士的回答
Rebecca
“ I smell a rat的味道”这个短语用来表达某事有问题。另外,由于rat用来指代欺骗或背叛的人,所以当你认为某人不诚实或暗中伤害你时, I smell a rat也被使用。示例: Our secret recipe got leaked to our competitor. I smell a rat. (我们的秘方泄露给了竞争对手。有些可疑。) 示例: The engineer was suspected of being a rat by his coworkers. (工程师被同事怀疑是叛徒。)