| 单词 | cuspidor |
| 释义 | cuspidor noun[C] USuk/ˈkʌs.pɪ.dɔːr/us/ˈkʌs.pə.dɔːr/aspittoon 痰盂General and miscellaneous containers
Examplesofcuspidorcuspidor The main forms are bowls or basins with flaring walls and direct or everted rims, short-necked jars, cuspidors or semicuspidors, and composite-silhouette bowls. From theCambridge English Corpus The most common vessel forms are basal-break dishes or bowls with flaring sides, flat bottoms, and direct rims, as well ascuspidoror near-cuspidorshapes. From theCambridge English Corpus Thecuspidoris a relatively deep bowl with incurved sides, a slightly everted rim, and a rounded basal angle, often with a medial break of some sort. From theCambridge English Corpus He was back in a minute, and took up his position near a sawdust-filled box that did duty as acuspidor. FromProject Gutenberg He spits out the coffee into a large brasscuspidorwhich is designed for the purpose. FromProject Gutenberg It does not include the accessories of smoking, such as matches, pipes, receptacles for holding tobacco, cuspidors, etc. FromProject Gutenberg All rooms contained sufficient box cuspidors filled with sawdust. FromProject Gutenberg The waste paper baskets should be emptied as often as is necessary, and the cuspidors should be cleaned at least four times a day. FromProject Gutenberg Leave a little clean water in the cuspidors, as this will make the vessels easier to clean next time. FromProject Gutenberg He also emptied the waste baskets and cleaned the cuspidors. FromProject Gutenberg As there were no cuspidors, the men expectorated into space without thought or care of where it fell. FromProject Gutenberg He picked up the glass between thumb and forefinger and deliberately emptied it into a handycuspidor. FromProject Gutenberg The first man rapped his pipe empty on the edge of acuspidor. FromProject Gutenberg The mountaineer went to thecuspidornear the washstand and spat deliberately into it; then he came back wiping his lips on his long hand. FromProject Gutenberg He tossed his sweat-soaked handkerchief into acuspidorand took a place behind the bar. FromProject Gutenberg 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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