| 释义 |
spit1 /spit/ transitive verb (prp spittˈing; pat and pap spat, archaic spit, obsolete pap spittˈen or (Bible) spittˈed)- To throw out from the mouth
- To eject with violence
- To utter with hate, scorn or violence
- To spawn
intransitive verb- To throw out saliva from the mouth
- To rain in scattered drops
- To make a spitting sound
- To sputter
- To feel or be furious (informal)
noun- Saliva, spume
- A light fall of rain or snow
- An exact replica (slang; usu dead or very spit, from the phrase as like him as if he had spit him out of his mouth)
ORIGIN: Northern OE spittan, ON spȳta, Ger dialect spitzen, spützen spittˈer noun spittˈing noun - The act of ejecting saliva
- The ejection of oxygen, with drops of molten metal, when silver or platinum heated in air cools slowly
- The resulting surface appearance
spittˈle noun Spit, saliva spittoonˈ noun Any (usu bucket-like) container for spitting in, formerly a common feature of public houses, etc spit box noun A spittoon spit curl noun (informal) A curl pressed flat on the temple spitˈfire noun - That which emits fire, eg a volcano, cannon
- (with cap) a type of fighting aeroplane used in World War II
- A hot-tempered person, esp a woman
spitting image noun (from spitten image, a dialect form of spit and image) the exact likeness of (see noun above) spittˈlebug or spittle insect noun A frog-hopper or froth-fly spit and polish - Cleaning up of uniform and equipment, esp to excess
- Ceremony and formality
spit and sawdust - Of or referring to a floor left rough and covered with sawdust, wood chippings, etc, or esp a bar having this type of floor
- Also, the character, quality, etc of such a bar, spartan earthiness
spit blood or feathers To rage, be furious spit (it) out To speak out, tell (it) spit up To regurgitate |