spat

FREQ #14383

n. 蚝卵, 口角, 拍打 vi. 拍打, 争吵 spit的过去式和过去分词

发音

其它 /spæt/

词形变化

spats 复数 spats 三单 spatting 现在分词 spatted 过去式 spatted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.

    可数 不可数
  3. 1.

    A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.

  4. 2.

    A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.

    澳大利亚 英国 汽车 交通
  5. 3.

    A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.

    航空 商务 工程
  6. 1.

    A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

    get into a trivial spat over punctuality

    have a vicious spat with the cousins

  7. 1.

    A light blow with something flat.

  8. 1.

    An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of spit

    There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.

    If I had known you had a spittoon in the corner I would never have spat on the floor.

  2. 1.

    To spawn, used of shellfish as above.

    及物/不及物
  3. 1.

    To quarrel or argue pettily briefly.

    不及物
  4. 1.

    To strike with a spattering sound.

    不及物 及物
  5. 2.

    To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.

    美国 方言

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

fuss bickering tiff squabble bicker gaiter pettifoggery

上位词 9

young words row quarrel offspring run-in wrangle dustup legging
动词

同义词 3

clap applaud acclaim

上位词 10

hit fall strike motion gesture quarrel scrap dispute attach spawn

下位词 1

bravo

相关短语

spat feathers spat out spat fire spat the dummy spat facts spat straight facts spat it out spat in someone's face spat on spat up spat in the wind spat nails spat tacks spat blood spit the dummy

词源

Uncertain; perhaps related to spit.

来源：wiktionary