单词 | splash |
释义 | splash v. & n. --v   1. intr. & tr. spatter or cause (liquid) to spatter in small drops.   2. tr. cause (a person) to be spattered with liquid etc. (splashed them with mud).   3. intr. a (of a person) cause liquid to spatter (was splashing about in the bath). b (usu. foll. by across, along, etc.) move while spattering liquid etc. (splashed across the carpet in his boots). c step, fall, or plunge etc. into a liquid etc. so as to cause a splash (splashed into the sea).   4. tr. display (news) prominently.   5. tr. decorate with scattered colour.   6. tr. spend (money) ostentatiously. --n   1. the act or an instance of splashing.   2. a a quantity of liquid splashed. b the resulting noise (heard a splash).   3. a spot of dirt etc. splashed on to a thing.   4. a prominent news feature etc.   5. a daub or patch of colour, esp. on an animal's coat.   6. Brit. colloq. a small quantity of liquid, esp. of soda water etc. to dilute spirits. Phrases and idioms make a splash attract much attention, esp. by extravagance. splash out colloq. spend money freely. Derivatives splashy adj. (splashier, splashiest). Etymology: alt. of PLASH(1) |
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