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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