| 单词 | spill |
| 释义 | spill (once / 354 pages) 1vn 2v 3v WORD FAMILY spill: overspill, spillage, spilled, spiller, spilling, spills, spilt+/spillage: spillages/spiller: spillers USAGE EXAMPLES“The biggest issues are traffic jams, no parking, accidents, and oil spills on the road,” he says. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) EPA Victoria publishes alerts on its website to help beachgoers around Port Phillip Bay avoid hazards like sewage spills and jellyfish. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The spill was contained to about a quarter mile in the creek. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v flow, run or fall out and become lost The milk spilled across the floor The wine spilled onto the table Syn|Hypo|Hyper run out slop, splatter cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over flow or run over (a limit or brim) geyserto overflow like a geyser course, feed, flow, run move along, of liquids 2v cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container spill the milk Syn|Hyper slop, splatter disgorge, shed cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over run outflow, run or fall out and become lost displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 3v cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over spill the beans all over the table Syn|Hypo|Hyper disgorge, shed slop, splatter cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container seed go to seed; shed seeds reseedseed again or anew displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 4v pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities spill blood Syn|Hyper pour forth, shed pour cause to run 5n liquid that is spilled clean up the spills Hyper liquid fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume 6n the act of allowing a fluid to escape Syn|Hyper release, spillage flow, stream the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression 7n a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction Syn|Hyper spillway, wasteweir conduit a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass 8n a sudden drop from an upright position 2he had a nasty spill on the ice Syn|Hypo|Hyper fall, tumble pratfall a fall onto your buttocks wipeouta spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) slip, trip an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall v reveal information 3The former employee spilled all the details Syn|Hyper talk babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle divulge confidential information or secrets tell let something be known v reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) Hyper bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down cut down on; make a reduction in |
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