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spat

UK //spæt//US //spæt//

词源

源自古英语 'spætan',意为吐痰或喷出,后引申为争吵之意;贝类幼体义项可能来自其附着时类似吐出的形态。

noun

❶ 指小规模的争吵或争执,通常时间短暂且不严重,多用于口语中描述朋友或熟人之间的轻微冲突。

“They had a little spat over who should wash the dishes.”

(他们为谁该洗碗发生了小争执。)

“The spat between the two coworkers was quickly forgotten.”

(两位同事之间的小争吵很快就被遗忘了。)

❶ 指牡蛎等贝类的幼体或卵,通常附着在物体表面生长。

“The oyster spat attached itself to the rocks.”

(牡蛎幼体附着在岩石上。)

“Fishermen collected the spat to cultivate new oysters.”

(渔民收集幼体来培育新牡蛎。)

同义词:quarrel, argument, tiff, dispute, row

verb

❶ 指发生小争吵或争执,通常指短暂而不严重的口头冲突。

“The couple spatted about money again last night.”

(昨晚这对夫妻又为钱发生了小争执。)

“Siblings often spat over trivial things.”

(兄弟姐妹经常为琐事争吵。)

同义词:quarrel, bicker, argue, squabble, wrangle

常见短语

spat out — 指愤怒或厌恶地快速说出话语,通常带有强烈情绪。

“He spat out the words in anger.”

(他愤怒地吐出这些话。)