runts

英 [rʌnts]

美

n. (一胎中)最弱小的动物; 小矮个儿; 小不点儿
runt的复数

N-COUNT （一胎中）最弱小的仔畜
The runt of a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time is the smallest and weakest of them.
1. Animals reject the runt of the litter.
  动物会丢弃最弱小的幼仔。
N-COUNT （表厌恶或不满）矮子
You call a small person a runt when you are annoyed with them and are expressing your dislike for them.
1. You little runt!...
  你这个小矬子！
2. My research owes nothing to anybody, least of all to a little runt like you.
  我的研究不归功于任何人，尤其不会归功于像你这样的小矮子。

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That was my first run in with the runts.
这是我第一次跟矮子帮打交道。
Runts of litters are routinely ignored, pushed out or consigned to the worst nursing spots somewhere near Mom's aft end, where the milk flow is the poorest and the outlook for survival the bleakest.
一窝幼仔中的小不点总是受忽视、排挤。或者要屈身于靠近母亲最身后的一个最差的抚育位置上，那里母亲的奶产量最弱；
Wait a second. you're the runts what vandalized my home.
等等，你们就是在我家搞破坏的小崽子们。
Sheldon: The runts in a large litter.
一大群人的最后面。