| 单词 | spill |
| 释义 | spill spill1 —spillable, adj. , n. /spil/, v. , spilled or spilt, spilling, n. v.t. 1. to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. 2. to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding. 3. to scatter: to spill papers all over everything. 4. Naut. a. to let the wind out of (a sail). b. to lose (wind) from a sail. 5. to cause to fall from a horse, vehicle, or the like: His horse spilled him. 6. Informal. to divulge, disclose, or tell: Don't spill the secret. 7. spill the beans. See bean (def. 9). v.i. 8. (of a liquid, loose particles, etc.) to run or escape from a container, esp. by accident or in careless handling. n. 9. a spilling, as of liquid. 10. a quantity spilled. 11. the mark made by something spilled. 12. a spillway. 13. Also called spill light. superfluous or useless light rays, as from theatrical or photographic lighting units. 14. Theat. an area of a stage illuminated by spill light. 15. a throw or fall from a horse, vehicle, or the like: She broke her arm in a spill. [bef. 950; 1920-25 for def. 6; ME spillen to kill, destroy, shed (blood), OE spillan to kill; c. MHG, MD spillen; akin to SPOIL] spill2 /spil/, n. 1. a splinter. 2. a slender piece of wood or of twisted paper, for lighting candles, lamps, etc. 3. a peg made of metal. 4. a small pin for stopping a cask; spile. 5. Mining. forepole. [1250-1300; ME spille < ?] |
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