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源自古英语 spillan(倾倒,破坏),与荷兰语 spillen 和德语 spillen 同源。
❶ spill 的过去式和过去分词形式,表示液体或颗粒物意外流出或散落。
“She spilt coffee on her white shirt.”
(她把咖啡洒在了白衬衫上。)
“The child spilt all the cereal on the floor.”
(孩子把麦片全撒在地板上了。)
❶ 描述因意外洒落而散开的液体或物质状态。
“There was spilt milk on the kitchen counter.”
(厨房台面上有洒出来的牛奶。)
“We need to clean up the spilt sugar before it attracts ants.”
(我们需要在蚂蚁来之前清理洒出的糖。)
cry over spilt milk — 比喻为已经发生且无法挽回的事情懊恼或后悔。
“There's no use crying over spilt milk - let's just fix the problem.”
(覆水难收——我们还是解决问题吧。)