请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 spitty
释义 spitty, a.|ˈspɪtɪ|
[f. spit n.2 and v.2 + -y1.]
Resembling spit; spitting or inclined to spit. Also fig.
1742W. Ellis Mod. Husb. June x. 73 They believe the Grass-hopper will breed from this spitty Matter.1865H. J. Daniel Muse in Motley 43 He wud spet, Iss, spetty like a toad.1909Chambers's Jrnl. June 388/1 It took longer to get acquainted with the Major, who..spoke in such a spitty, hissy, foreign kind of way.1945B. MacDonald Egg & I vi. 99 Great winds came bounding down..; blew rain at us in spitty gusts.1950Audio Engin. Sept. 32/2 The program material sounds ragged and spitty, and the whisker at the main peak can sometimes be detected.1976U. Holden String Horses ii. 26 Lavender..smiled her spitty smile.
随便看

 

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/22 17:09:09