brats

IPA/bræt/
KK[brˈæts]IPA/bræt/

brats — 名詞

  • bratssingular
  • bratsesplural

1. rude or selfish children, or older people acting the same way, who are hard to d

1.名詞B2
釋義

小霸王

任性又難管的人

rude or selfish children, or older people acting the same way, who are hard to deal with.

例句

The babysitter refused to take the brats back to the arcade.

那位保母不肯再帶那些小霸王回電玩場。

the brats

Rafael told the brats to stop kicking the seats during the film.

Rafael 叫那些小霸王別再在看電影時踢椅背。

tell the brats to stop

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

the brats

call someone and their friends brats

act like brats

用法筆記

Often used as an insult about children. Speakers can also use it for adults when they want to stress childish, demanding behavior.

常見錯誤

❌Her children are brats because they move between army bases.
✅Her children are Army brats.
💡By itself, brats usually means badly behaved children, not military-family children.

2. children from military families, especially ones who often move because of a par

2.名詞C1
釋義

軍眷子女

軍人家庭長大的孩子

children from military families, especially ones who often move because of a parent's service job.

例句

As brats, Adina and her brother changed schools every few years.

Adina 和弟弟身為軍眷子女，每隔幾年就得換學校。

as brats

The museum recorded stories from brats who grew up on overseas bases.

那座博物館記錄了在海外基地長大的軍眷子女的故事。

同義詞

文法句型

Army brats

Navy brats

military brats

用法筆記

Usually appears in set phrases such as Army brats or Navy brats. It points to life in a military family, not to rude behavior.

常見錯誤

❌The soldiers are brats stationed in Okinawa.
✅The soldiers are stationed in Okinawa, and their children are brats.
💡This sense names the children, not the people serving.

3. the short name people use for bratwursts, especially when talking about grilled

3.名詞B2
釋義

德式香腸

口語裡說的 bratwurst

the short name people use for bratwursts, especially when talking about grilled pork sausages.

例句

Rohan grilled brats and peppers outside the stadium before the game.

Rohan 在比賽前於球場外烤了德式香腸和甜椒。

grill brats

We bought spicy brats from the market for Sunday's cookout.

我們為了星期天的烤肉會，從市場買了辣味德式香腸。

buy spicy brats

同義詞
  • bratwursts

    the full plural form; brats is the shorter casual food word

  • sausages

    the broader category rather than this particular type

文法句型

grill brats

serve brats on rolls

buy spicy brats

用法筆記

This is casual food language. In this sense, brats means sausages and has no connection to the people-related senses above.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered three bratwurst brats for dinner.
✅I ordered three brats for dinner.
💡Brats already works as the short food word, so adding bratwurst repeats the idea.