spitball
noun[C]
USuk/ˈspɪt.bɔːl/us/ˈspɪt.bɑːl/apieceofpaperthat has beenchewedand thenrolledinto aballto bethrownorshotat someone
(咀嚼弄湿后用作投掷物的)湿纸团Publishing: paper & stationery
- A3
- A5
- acid-free
- assembler
- ballpoint pen
- chalk
- foolscap
- fountain pen
- gift wrap
- grammage
- hanging chad
- notepad
- propelling pencil
- pulp
- quill
- quire
- qwerty
- ream
- slate
- watermark
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spitball
verb[IorT]
mainlyUSinformaluk/ˈspɪt.bɔːl/us/ˈspɪt.bɑːl/toquicklysuggestideasto bediscussedwithoutthinkingabout themcarefully:
不假思索地发言I'm just spitballing here.我就是在这里随口说说。
Thewriterssataround for anhour, spitballingideasfor acharacter.编剧们围坐了一个小时,信口讨论着一个角色。
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- intimate
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table