spout

英 [spaʊt] 美[spaʊt]
  • n. 喷口;水龙卷;水落管;水柱
  • vt. 喷出;喷射;滔滔不绝地讲;把…典当掉
  • vi. 喷出;喷射;滔滔不绝地讲

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词态变化


复数: spouts;第三人称单数: spouts;过去式: spouted;过去分词: spouted;现在分词: spouting;

助记提示


1. 拟声词的同源语根:*pl-(噼里啪啦,噼里,啪啦), *spl-, *sp-.
2. => plash, splash, spit, spew, spout, spatter.
3. *p- => 拍(pai)、轻拍;=> 音变:*b- => 重拍、重击。
4. 专家外出看喷发。
5. spit => spout.

中文词源


spout 喷出,喷射,喷水,喷水嘴

来自拟声词根辅音丛 sp-,吐,喷出,比较 spate,spew,spit,spout,sputter.引申诸相关词义。

英英释意


1. an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

英文词源


spout
spout: see spit
spout (v.)
"to issue forcible, as a liquid," early 14c., related to Middle Dutch spoiten "to spout" (Dutch spuiten "to flow, spout"), North Frisian spütji "spout, squirt," Swedish sputa "to spout," from Proto-Germanic *sput-, from PIE *sp(y)eu- "to spew, spit" (see spew (v.)). Meaning "to talk, declaim" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Spouted; spouting.
spout (n.)
late 14c., from spout (v.). Cognate with Middle Dutch spoit, North Frisian spütj. It was the slang term for the lift in a pawnbroker's shop, the device which took up articles for storage, hence figurative phrase up the spout "lost, hopeless, gone beyond recall" (1812).

词组搭配


put something up the spout

(Brit. informal, dated)pawn something

(英,非正式,旧)典当东西

up the spout Brit. informal 英,非正式

no longer working or likely to be useful or successful

失效,报废;成功无望

(of a woman) pregnant

(女人)怀孕

(of a bullet or cartridge) in the barrel of a gun and ready to be fired

(子弹,弹药筒)上膛

实用场景例句


the spout of a teapot
茶壶嘴

牛津词典

Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!
这不,我的休假计划全泡汤了!

牛津词典

The wound was still spouting blood.
伤口还在喷血。

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Clear water spouted from the fountains.
清澈的水从喷泉中喷射出来。

牛津词典

He's always spouting off about being a vegetarian.
他老把自己吃素挂在嘴边。

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What are you spouting on about now?
你这会儿又在唠叨什么呢?

牛津词典

He could spout poetry for hours.
他聊起诗来一聊就是半天。

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She could do nothing but spout insults.
她只会没完没了地骂人。

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He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames...
原来的锅炉开始往外喷火苗后他便换了个新的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air...
主广场有个喷泉,能将水喷射至 40 英尺高的空中。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team.
他根本不了解苏格兰橄榄球队,却在自己的专栏上对其大加抨击。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

You're the kind of person who affiliates himself with the kind of crap they spout.
你这种人就会去附和他们的那些废话。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If you only take a sample then all the statistics are up the spout.
如果你只采集了一个样本,那么所有的数据就有问题了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The spout is chipped so it doesn't pour very well.
这壶嘴儿有个豁口,倒起来不方便.

辞典例句

The design features an innovative spout allowing controlled ice flow.
设计一个创新的功能允许控制喷流冰.

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Rain from the roof goes down a long spout.
屋顶上的雨水从一条漏水的管子中流出来.

《简明英汉词典》

All his newly made clothings have gone up the spout.
他所有新做衣服都被典当了.

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It is impolite to set the teapot down where spout is facing towards somebody.
这是不礼貌设置茶壶下来那里壶嘴是面向某事.

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Referencing the meandering Thames, the beautiful deep plunging spout facilitates pouring while holding back ice.
引用了曲折的泰晤士, 美丽的深使喷浇,同时有利于阻碍冰.

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Did the constable show you the leather they found down by the water spout?
巡警给你看了他们在落水管下面发现的皮子了 吗 ?

电影对白

Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.
蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出.

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Here is my handle and here is my spout.
这是我的把手,这是我的壶嘴.

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Whales spout water after sounding.
鲸鱼突然潜入海底后会喷水.

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This information the bank sent me is totally up the spout.
银行发给我的信息完全不对.

《简明英汉词典》

Water poured from the spout.
水从壶嘴倒出来.

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A thin cloud of steam was rising from the spout.
喷口处冒出一股薄薄的水蒸气.

辞典例句

The tip of a pouring spout , as on a pitcher.
另一个人倒水进他的嘴里.

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