| 单词 | spittoon |
| 释义 | spittoon noun[C] uk/spɪˈtuːn/us/spɪˈtuːn/(USalsocuspidor)especiallyin the past, ametalcontaineron thefloorin apublicplaceforspittinginto （尤指旧时的）痰盂 porpeller/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages General and miscellaneous containers
Examplesofspittoonspittoon Not the small kidney-shapedspittoonthey give you but the bucket variety intended for bathing. From theCambridge English Corpus Sophie sulked by thespittoon. From theCambridge English Corpus To have them with sawdust on the floor and aspittoonin the corner is utterly ridiculous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was suggested by one of the firms that the "get-up"of the secondspittoonwas a copy of the"get-up" of the first. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The inkjet printerspittoonis usually a permanent component designed to last the life of the printer, not removable or replaceable by the user. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aspittoonoverfilled with partially dried ink can cause inkjet printer failures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At higher class places like expensive hotels, spittoons could be elaborately decorated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Smoking was prohibited, and spittoons were placed throughout in the interest of preserving the building. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eunuch gentlemen-in-waiting followed carrying her rosary, her embroidered handkerchief, herspittoon, her fly-whisk, and various other items. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many places passed laws against spitting in public other than into aspittoon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the 1918 flu epidemic, both hygiene and etiquette advocates began to disparage public use of thespittoon, and use began to decline. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spittoons are flat-bottomed, often weighted to minimize tipping over, and often with an interior lip to make spilling less likely if they tip. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A wine taster will sip samples of wine and then spit them into aspittoonin order to avoid alcohol intoxication. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even exhibits that appear strange today can be seen, such as the spittoons that were "de rigueur" a hundred years ago. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spittoons were used openly during the 19th century to provide an acceptable outlet for spitters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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