spew

英 [spjuː] 美[spju]
  • vt. 喷出;呕吐
  • vi. 喷涌;呕吐

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词态变化


第三人称单数: spews;过去式: spewed;过去分词: spewed;现在分词: spewing;

中文词源


spew 喷出,涌出,呕吐

来自拟声词根辅音丛 sp-,吐,喷出,比较 spate,spew,spit,spout,sputter.

英英释意


1. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
2. eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical;
"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"
"The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
3. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
"He purged continuously"
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

英文词源


spew
spew: see spit
spew (v.)
Old English spiwan "spew, spit," from Proto-Germanic *spiew- (cognates: Old Saxon spiwan, Old Norse spyja, Old Frisian spiwa, Middle Dutch spijen, Dutch spuwen, Old High German spiwan, German speien, Gothic spiewan "to spit"), from PIE *sp(y)eu- "to spew, spit," probably ultimately of imitative origin (cognates: Latin spuere; Greek ptuein, Doric psyttein; Old Church Slavonic pljuja, Russian plevati; Lithuanian spiauti). Also in Old English as a weak verb, speowan. Related: Spewed; spewing.
spew (n.)
"vomited matter," c. 1600, from spew (v.).

实用场景例句


Flames spewed from the aircraft's engine.
飞机发动机喷出火焰。

牛津词典

Massive chimneys were spewing out smoke.
一座座高大的烟囱冒着烟。

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He spewed up on the pavement.
他在人行道上吐了。

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She spewed up the entire meal.
她把吃的饭全吐出来了。

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The volcano spewed out more scorching volcanic ashes, gases and rocks...
火山喷出更多灼热的火山灰、气体和岩块。

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Leaking oil spewed from the tanker...
泄漏的油从油轮里涌出。

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He's pissed. Let's get out of his way before he starts spewing.
他很恼火。趁他还没有发作,我们赶快离他远点儿。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The explosion started early Monday morning following a series of earthquakes, and continues to spew Thursday.
这场爆发开始于先前星期一早上的一系列地震, 喷发持续到星期四.

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I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed.
我必刑罚巴比伦的彼勒,使他吐出所吞的.

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Cash machines that spew out money are usually the stuff of dreams.
现金出纳机里的钱,通常是梦想.

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She must be purged and through this purgation her bowels shall spew.
她必须被净化,通过这净化,她的内容物将会喷出.

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The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the presidential candidate.
论文编辑剔除了对该总统候选人有敌意的文章.

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Soon you shall hear and feel the belly of this planet roar, hiccup belch and spew.
很快你们会听到感觉到这个星球的腹部轰鸣, 呃逆,迸发,喷涌.

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She must purged and through this purgation her bowels shall spew.
她必须被净化,经由这净化,她的内部将喷涌.

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The Mutalisk can spew forth Glaive Wurms which seek out nearby targets and punish them.
飞龙可以吐出弹射虫来攻击附近的目标.

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They also spew toxic chemicals such as benzene and dioxin into the atmosphere.
还向大气中排放诸如苯及二氧芑之类的有毒化学品.

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As the Valentine's Day is coming, industry gears up to spew out roses, cards and confectionery.
随着情人节的到来, 商家挟着铺天盖地的鲜花 、 情人卡片和糖果来势汹汹.

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Electric vehicles are quiet and spew no emissions.
电动车安静而且不排污.

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