Definition of rat run in English:

rat run

noun

British informal

A minor, typically residential street used by drivers during peak periods to avoid congestion on main roads.
〈英，非正式〉（司机在高峰期为避免主要道路交通拥挤所选用的）住宅区小胡同
our road was used as a rat run between two main roads
Example sentencesExamples
- It was supposed to improve traffic flow so drivers don't use the surrounding roads as a rat run to try to save time.
- And she argued a swingbridge, which would give priority to boats over vehicles, might deter people from using the road as a rat run.
- Residents claim a traffic order banning vehicles from using their village estate roads as a rat run is not working.
- How long before the gates are removed and it becomes a rat run from London Road?
- I live on a complete rat run between the High Road and Acton Lane.
- Frustrated residents are hoping to put the brakes on motorists treating their road as a rat run.
- But a rising bollard on this street, preventing a rat run, could be as long as ten years away.
- Some residents have labelled the road a rat run.
- ‘Every little street will be a rat run to get people into Bradford,’ she said.
- Over the years, many people have used this village as a rat run and have sped through it.
- I think it's about time the traffic police had a word with these people who blatantly admit to using this road as a rat run and ask them to stop.
- The bollards and uprights have been left in place to curb the speed of traffic and discourage the use of the road as a rat run.
- Hyndburn Council has been told it may take two years to pedestrianise a town centre road used as a rat run.
- Residents fed up with drivers using their unmade street as a rat run have joined forces to stop the problem.
- He said measures had also been introduced in St Saviourgate to ensure that drivers stopped using this road as a rat run.
- It follows a survey of local residents which centred on extra traffic using the road as a rat run since the opening of the park and ride.
- A resident today called for traffic calming measures on a Bradford road which he claims is being used as a rat run to avoid a major city roundabout.
- Householders in Moss Lane, Oswaldtwistle, had tried for years to stop traffic using the road as a rat run to the M65 motorway.
- Sapling Road really has become a rat run since the bus lanes were introduced on St Helens Road.
- He said: ‘The road is a recognised rat run for heavy lorries and this is unacceptable.’
Synonyms
roundabout route, indirect route, circuitous route, scenic route, tourist route, diversion, bypass, ring road, alternative route, digression, deviation, byway, bypath

词汇	rat run
释义	Definition of rat run in English: rat run noun British informal A minor, typically residential street used by drivers during peak periods to avoid congestion on main roads. 〈英，非正式〉（司机在高峰期为避免主要道路交通拥挤所选用的）住宅区小胡同 our road was used as a rat run between two main roads Example sentencesExamples It was supposed to improve traffic flow so drivers don't use the surrounding roads as a rat run to try to save time. And she argued a swingbridge, which would give priority to boats over vehicles, might deter people from using the road as a rat run. Residents claim a traffic order banning vehicles from using their village estate roads as a rat run is not working. How long before the gates are removed and it becomes a rat run from London Road? I live on a complete rat run between the High Road and Acton Lane. Frustrated residents are hoping to put the brakes on motorists treating their road as a rat run. But a rising bollard on this street, preventing a rat run, could be as long as ten years away. Some residents have labelled the road a rat run. ‘Every little street will be a rat run to get people into Bradford,’ she said. Over the years, many people have used this village as a rat run and have sped through it. I think it's about time the traffic police had a word with these people who blatantly admit to using this road as a rat run and ask them to stop. The bollards and uprights have been left in place to curb the speed of traffic and discourage the use of the road as a rat run. Hyndburn Council has been told it may take two years to pedestrianise a town centre road used as a rat run. Residents fed up with drivers using their unmade street as a rat run have joined forces to stop the problem. He said measures had also been introduced in St Saviourgate to ensure that drivers stopped using this road as a rat run. It follows a survey of local residents which centred on extra traffic using the road as a rat run since the opening of the park and ride. A resident today called for traffic calming measures on a Bradford road which he claims is being used as a rat run to avoid a major city roundabout. Householders in Moss Lane, Oswaldtwistle, had tried for years to stop traffic using the road as a rat run to the M65 motorway. Sapling Road really has become a rat run since the bus lanes were introduced on St Helens Road. He said: ‘The road is a recognised rat run for heavy lorries and this is unacceptable.’ Synonyms roundabout route, indirect route, circuitous route, scenic route, tourist route, diversion, bypass, ring road, alternative route, digression, deviation, byway, bypath
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