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spitverb(FORCE OUT)C2[IorT]toforceout thecontentsof themouth,especiallysaliva: 唾，吐（尤指唾液） BobEwell spatcontemptuouslyrightin the lawyer'sface.鲍勃‧尤厄尔轻蔑地朝律师脸上吐了口唾沫。 He spat themeatoutindisgust.他厌恶地把肉吐了出来。 Theyboughtwatermelonsandatethem as theywalked, spittingouttheseeds.他们买了西瓜，边走边吃，一路吐着瓜子。 [IorT]literaryto say orshoutwordsquicklyandangrily: 怒斥，厉声说出 [+ speech]"Get out!" she spat, when Aceappearedin thedoorway.埃斯出现在门口时，她厉声说道：“出去！” [I]If somethinghot, such as afire, spits, itproducesshort,sharpnoisesandthrowsout littlepieces. （炉火等）噼啪作响，爆出火花 - He spat out thegristle.
- I told her off for spitting at herbrother.
- Itriedtoofferfriendshipand he spat in myface.
- It'sdisgustingto spit in thestreet.
- Spit themouthwashinto thisbowl.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnimal physiology: bodily fluids & their production - beaded
- bile
- bilirubin
- bogey
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- dribble
- dribbling
- gob
- jism
- lather
- perspiration
- pus
- snot
- sperm
- synovial
- transpiration
- uric acid
- weeping
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ways of talking Movement of liquids Sounds made by objects, movement or impact spitverb(RAIN)[I]informaltorainveryslightly: 飘小雨；下毛毛细雨 Ifit's only spitting(withrain),perhapswe don't needwaterproofs.如果只是一点毛毛细雨，也许我们不用穿雨衣。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPrecipitation: rain - bucket
- bucket down
- cloud seeder
- cloud seeding
- cloudburst
- deluge
- downpour
- drizzle
- heaven
- mizzle
- pelt
- piss
- rain gauge
- rainbow
- rainstorm
- seed
- shower
- sun shower
- wash
- wash(something)out
See more results » Idiomsbe the spitting image ofsomeone in/within spitting distance spit blood/venom Phrasal verbsspitsomethingout spit(something)up spitnoun(STICK)[C]along,thin,metalstickput through apieceoffood,especiallymeat, so that it can becookedabove afire: （用于烧烤食物的）炙叉；（尤指）烤肉叉，烤肉扦 Roast thelambona spit.把羊肉叉在烤肉叉上烤。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesKitchen utensils - bain-marie
- bakeware
- baller
- beater
- bottle opener
- cocktail stick
- coddler
- colander
- cookie cutter
- cookware
- opener
- palette knife
- parer
- paring knife
- pastry blender
- spiralizer
- spreader
- squeezer
- tin opener
- tine
See more results » spitnoun(LAND)[C]along,thin,flatbeachthat goes out into thesea 岬；沙嘴 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGeography: promontories & peninsulas - arm
- cape
- Cape Cod
- causeway
- head
- headland
- isthmus
- panhandle
- peninsula
- peninsular
- point
- promontory
- sea stack
- stack
- tombolo
spitnoun(FROM MOUTH)[U]informal(formalspittle,uk/ˈspɪt.əl/us/ˈspɪt̬.əl/);(Australianinformalslag)saliva,especiallywhen it isoutsidethemouth: （尤指吐出的）唾液，唾沫 She used a little spit on atissuetowipethemirrorclean.她在纸巾上吐了点唾沫，把镜子擦拭干净。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnimal physiology: bodily fluids & their production - beaded
- bile
- bilirubin
- bogey
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- dribble
- dribbling
- gob
- jism
- lather
- perspiration
- pus
- snot
- sperm
- synovial
- transpiration
- uric acid
- weeping
See more results » spit| American Dictionaryspitverb[I/T](FORCE OUT)toforceoutliquidin themouth,esp.saliva(=liquidproducedin themouth): [I]He spat on thegroundandstaredstraightahead. [M]fig.Heangrilyspat aninsultout(= said itquickly). spitnoun(ROD)[C]along,thinrodput throughmeattoholdit while itcooksover afire spitnoun(LAND)[C]along,thinpointoflandthatsticksout intowater: Ourhotelwasperchedon a spit oflandin theharbor. spitnoun(LIQUID FROM MOUTH)[U]infmlsaliva(=liquidproducedin themouth): Spitdribbleddown hischin. Examplesofspitspit In the distance a sweep shouts, gesticulating, from a chimney-top, while two cats on a damp slate roofspitand shriek.From theCambridge English Corpus And does this animal pace and prowl, snarl orspit?From theCambridge English Corpus They should start rather than commence, leave and not depart andspitrather than expectorate.From theCambridge English Corpus Coughing and spitting wildly, she disgorges a sharp.From theCambridge English Corpus In some prey, the bats also selectivelyspitout parts of the intestines.From theCambridge English Corpus Workers were frequently fired or quit for reasons listed as weak constitutions, tuberculosis, venereal disease, or spitting blood.From theCambridge English Corpus Aquatic birdsspitout their undigested food on the breakwater.From theCambridge English Corpus Phrases flicker,spitand flare up, burning through climaxes of white heat, which extinguish themselves in a remarkable, desiccated fragment of crackling wooden slapsticks.From theCambridge English Corpus They are better defended (spitting behaviour, biting, size) and perhaps can afford the risk of feeding in the open.From theCambridge English Corpus The presence of mycobacterium inspitdoes not, in itself, make a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.From theCambridge English Corpus In some cases, the local context simply spits out the technology in the form of total failure: the e-government system never becomes operational.From theCambridge English Corpus That sounds deceptively easy today, when modems canspitout whole textbooks at what seems the speed of light.From theCambridge English Corpus His wife, she had in fact spitted him for slopping off on the quiet to meet a raged gamine he dotted on.From theCambridge English Corpus You couldspitand hit a motel.From theCambridge English Corpus For example, every day at dusk, convict cichlid fish retrieve their young by taking them into their mouths and spitting them into a pit they have dug.From theCambridge English Corpus 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. |