单词 | splash |
释义 | splash (splæʃ ) Word forms: splashes , splashing , splashed 1. verb B2 If you splash about or splash around in water, you hit or disturb the water in a noisy way, causing some of it to fly up into the air. A lot of people were in the water, swimming or simply splashing about. [V about/around] She could hear the voices of her friends as they splashed in a nearby rock pool. [VERB] The gliders and their pilots splashed into the lake and had to be fished out. [VERB + into] Synonyms: paddle, plunge, bathe, dabble 2. verb B2 If you splash a liquid somewhere or if it splashes, it hits someone or something and scatters in a lot of small drops. He closed his eyes tight, and splashed the water on his face. [VERB noun preposition] A little wave, the first of many, splashed in my face. [VERB preposition/adverb] Coffee splashed the carpet. [VERB noun] Lorries rumbled past them, splashing them with filthy water from the potholes in the road. [VERB noun + with] He heard the sounds of splashing water and glanced at the door to the bathroom. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: scatter, shower, spray, sprinkle 3. singular noun B2 A splash is the sound made when something hits water or falls into it. There was a splash and something fell clumsily into the water. 4. countable noun A splash of a liquid is a small quantity of it that falls on something or is added to something. Wallcoverings and floors should be able to withstand steam and splashes. Add a splash of lemon juice to flavor the butter. Synonyms: dash, touch, spattering, splodge 5. countable noun A splash of colour is an area of a bright colour which contrasts strongly with the colours around it. Anne left the walls white, but added splashes of colour with the paintings. [+ of] 6. verb If a magazine or newspaper splashes a story, it prints it in such a way that it is very noticeable. The newspapers splashed the story all over their front pages. [VERB noun] A picture of his girlfriend Sheryl had been splashed in the previous weekend's tabloids. [VERB noun] Synonyms: broadcast, plaster, headline, trumpet 7. make a splash phrase If you make a splash, you become noticed or become popular because of something that you have done. Now she's made a splash in a top American television show. Synonyms: cause a stir, make an impact, cause a sensation, cut a dash Phrasal verbs: splash out phrasal verb [no passive] If you splash out on something, especially on a luxury, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money. [British] He wanted to splash out on a new car. [VERB PARTICLE] Can you afford to splash out a little? Is your budget unlimited? [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: make a splash to attract a lot of attention because of something successful that you do or by the way you behave on a particular occasion She made quite a splash at the party with her outspoken views and colourful and expensive clothes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: splash paint Why would you splash paint on a canvas? Times, Sunday Times They pound out rhythms on drums that splash paint and giant xylophones made of plumbing pipes, and create artworks by spraying paintballs from their mouths onto canvas. Times, Sunday Times Grandpa doesn't look too happy about being covered in sticky notes while one playful scamp splashes paint all over the front room. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 溅, 溅洒 Japanese: はねかける, パシャというはねる音 |
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