spit

spit¹
(spitting; past and past participle spat 或 spit)
[no obj.]

eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger
啐唾沫（表示轻视或愤怒）
Todd spat in Hugh's face.
托德向休啐了一口唾沫。
■[with obj.]forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one's mouth
吐出（食物，液体）
the baby spat out its porridge.
婴儿把粥吐了出来。
■(spit up)(N. Amer.)(especially of a baby) vomit or regurgitate food
(北美)（尤指婴儿）呕吐；回吐食物
■[with obj.]utter in a hostile or aggressive way
敌视或气势逼人地说
she spat abuse at the jury.
她气势汹汹地辱骂陪审团。
[with direct speech]‘Go to hell!’ she spat.
“见鬼去吧！”她恶狠狠地说。
■be extremely angry or frustrated
极度气愤，大发雷霆
he was spitting with sudden fury.
他突如其来地大发雷霆。
■(of a fire or something being cooked) emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of short, explosive noises
（火，煮的东西）爆出火花
■(of a cat) make a hissing noise as a sign of anger or hostility
（猫发怒时）作咝咝声
(it spits, it is spitting，等)(Brit.)light rain falls
(英)下小雨
it began to spit.
天开始下起小雨来。

noun

[mass noun]saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth
唾液（尤指从人口中吐出的唾液）
■short for cuckoo spit
cuckoo spit的简称
an act of spitting
吐口水

常用词组
be the spit (或 the dead spit) of

(informal)look exactly like. spitting image
(非正式)看起来极像…
Felix is the spit of Rosa's brother.
费利克斯和罗莎的兄弟十分相像。

spit blood ( 或澳 chips)

feel or express vehement anger
感到（或表示）强烈的愤怒
it was enough to make anyone spit blood!.
这能把任何人都气得吐血！。

spit (out) the dummy

spit in the eye (或 face) of

spit in (或into) the wind

spit it out

(informal)used to urge someone to say or confess something quickly
(非正式)[用于催促某人赶快说出实情]快说吧
spit it out, man, I haven't got all day.
快说吧，朋友，我忙着呢。

spit-and-sawdust

(Brit. informal)used to describe a bar that appears dirty or run-down
(英，非正式)（酒吧）肮脏破败的
the old-fashioned spit-and-sawdust pub.
那家又脏又破旧的老式酒吧。

派生
spitter
noun
spitty
adjective
语源

spit²
noun

a long, thin metal rod pushed through meat in order to hold and turn it while it is roasted over an open fire
烤肉棒
chicken cooked on a spit.
用烤肉棒烤的鸡肉。
a narrow point of land projecting into the sea
岬，岬角
a narrow spit of land shelters the bay.
一条狭长的岬角把海湾围了起来。

(spitted, spitting)

[with obj.]put a spit through (meat) in order to roast it over an open fire
将烤肉棒戳入（肉）中以便放在火上烤
he spitted the rabbit and cooked it.
他用烤肉棒戳住兔子放在火上烤。

派生
spitty
adjective
语源

Old English spitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spit and German Spiess

spit³
(复同单，或 spits)

a layer of earth whose depth is equal to the length of the blade of a spade
一锹深的泥土
break up the top spit with a fork.
用耙子把上面一锹深的土层弄碎。

语源

early 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German; probably related to spit

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