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单词 spit
释义 spit
spit1
 —spitlike,  adj.  
 /spit/,  v.  , spit or spat, spitting,  n.  
  v.i.  
  1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
  2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth.
  3. to sputter: grease spitting on the fire.
  4. to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.
  v.t.  
  5. to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence.
  6. to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove.
  7. to set a flame to.
  8. spit up, to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood. If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
  n.  
  9. saliva, esp. when ejected.
  10. the act of spitting.
  11.  Entomol.   spittle.
  12. a light fall of rain or snow.
  13. spit and image. Also, spitting image, spit 'n' image. Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work.
 [bef. 950; (v.) ME spitten, OE spittan; c. G (dial.) spitzen to spit; akin to OE spaetan to spit, spatl spittle; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.]
 Syn. 3. spatter.
spit2
 /spit/,  n.  ,  v.  , spitted, spitting.
  n.  
  1. a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.
  2. any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes.
  3. a narrow point of land projecting into the water.
  4. a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.
  v.t.  
  5. to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.
  6. to thrust a spit into or through.
 [bef. 1000; ME spite, OE spitu; c. MD, MLG spit, spet, OHG spiz spit; akin to ON spita peg]
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