英语词汇“spout”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spout v.

to throw out with force, as in a stream or jet:[~ + object]The volcano was spouting ash and lava.
to shoot out forcefully or violently:[no object]Ash and lava spouted from the volcano.
to say in a showy, conceited, or pompous manner: [~ + object]spouting his theories on foreign policy.[no object* (~ + off)]He's always spouting (off) about how great his job is.

n. [countable]

a pipe or tube through which a liquid is poured or carried along:the spout of the teapot.
a continuous stream of liquid coming out or as if out of a pipe or tube.

spout v.t.

to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
Informal Termsto state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner:He spouted his theories on foreign policy for the better part of the night.

v.i.

to discharge, as a liquid, in a jet or continuous stream.
to issue forth with force, as liquid or other material through a narrow orifice.
Informal Termsto talk or speak at some length or in an oratorical manner.

a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
a trough or shoot for discharging or conveying grain, flour, etc.
a waterspout.
a continuous stream of liquid, granulated substance, etc., discharged from or as if from a pipe, tube, shoot, etc.
a spring of water.
Geographya downpour or fall, esp. of water, from a high place;
waterfall.
a dumbwaiter or chute, formerly common in pawnbrokers' shops, by which articles pawned were sent to another floor for storage.
British Termspawnshop.
British Terms up the spout:
- pawned.
- in a desperate situation;
  beyond help:His financial affairs are up the spout.

1300–50; (verb, verbal) Middle English spouten; cognate with Dutch spuiten; akin to Old Norse spȳta to spit¹; (noun, nominal) Middle English spowt(e) pipe, akin to the noun, nominal

spout′er, n.
spout′less, adj.
spout′like′, adj.

3, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged squirt, stream, pour. See flow.
5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged declaim, rant, harangue, speechify.
6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nozzle, nose.

spout /spaʊt/ vb

to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus
(of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water
informal to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length

a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc
a continuous stream or jet of liquid
short for waterspout
up the spout ⇒ slang ruined or lost: any hope of rescue is right up the spout
pregnant

Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps from Middle Dutch spouten, from Old Norse spyta to spit

ˈspouter n

单词	spout
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 spout /spaʊt/USA pronunciation v. to throw out with force, as in a stream or jet:[~ + object]The volcano was spouting ash and lava. to shoot out forcefully or violently:[no object]Ash and lava spouted from the volcano. to say in a showy, conceited, or pompous manner: [~ + object]spouting his theories on foreign policy.[no object* (~ + off)]He's always spouting (off) about how great his job is. n. [countable] a pipe or tube through which a liquid is poured or carried along:the spout of the teapot. a continuous stream of liquid coming out or as if out of a pipe or tube. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spout (spout),USA pronunciation v.t. to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet. Informal Termsto state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner:He spouted his theories on foreign policy for the better part of the night. v.i. to discharge, as a liquid, in a jet or continuous stream. to issue forth with force, as liquid or other material through a narrow orifice. Informal Termsto talk or speak at some length or in an oratorical manner. n. a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed. a trough or shoot for discharging or conveying grain, flour, etc. a waterspout. a continuous stream of liquid, granulated substance, etc., discharged from or as if from a pipe, tube, shoot, etc. a spring of water. Geographya downpour or fall, esp. of water, from a high place; waterfall. a dumbwaiter or chute, formerly common in pawnbrokers' shops, by which articles pawned were sent to another floor for storage. British Termspawnshop. British Terms up the spout: pawned. in a desperate situation; beyond help:His financial affairs are up the spout. 1300–50; (verb, verbal) Middle English spouten; cognate with Dutch spuiten; akin to Old Norse spȳta to spit¹; (noun, nominal) Middle English spowt(e) pipe, akin to the noun, nominal spout′er, n. spout′less, adj. spout′like′, adj. 3, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged squirt, stream, pour. See flow. 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged declaim, rant, harangue, speechify. 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nozzle, nose. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spout /spaʊt/ vb to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus (of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water informal to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length n a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc a continuous stream or jet of liquid short for waterspout up the spout ⇒ slang ruined or lost: any hope of rescue is right up the spout pregnant Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps from Middle Dutch spouten, from Old Norse spyta to spit ˈspouter n
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