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spitting

UK //ˈspɪtɪŋ//US //ˈspɪtɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'spitten',与古英语 'spǣtan'(吐口水)同源,可能模仿吐口水的声音。形容词用法(如 spitting image)可能源自‘spit and image’的变体,表示精确复制。

verb

❶ 从嘴里用力吐出唾液或其他液体,通常表示厌恶、愤怒或习惯性动作。

“He was spitting on the ground angrily after the argument.”

(争吵后,他愤怒地往地上吐口水。)

“The boy got in trouble for spitting in class.”

(那个男孩因为在上课时吐口水而惹上麻烦。)

❶ 指液体或细小颗粒从某处喷射或飞溅出来,类似吐口水的动作。

“The frying pan was spitting hot oil everywhere.”

(煎锅里的热油四处飞溅。)

“The fire spat sparks into the night sky.”

(火焰向夜空喷射出火花。)

同义词:ejecting, spewing, sputtering, expelling, discharging

adjective

❶ 形容非常相似,几乎一模一样,常用于短语 'spitting image'。

“The child is the spitting image of his father at that age.”

(这孩子和他父亲那个年龄时长得一模一样。)

“She's the spitting image of her grandmother in those old photos.”

(她和老照片里的祖母简直是一个模子刻出来的。)

同义词:identical, exact, mirror, twin, duplicate

常见短语

spitting image — 用来形容两个人或事物极其相似,几乎完全相同,通常指外貌上的相似。

“Everyone says my daughter is the spitting image of me when I was her age.”

(大家都说我女儿和我她这个年龄时长得一模一样。)

spitting distance — 指非常近的距离,近到可以吐口水到达,强调两者之间的物理距离很短。

“The grocery store is within spitting distance of my apartment.”

(杂货店离我的公寓近在咫尺。)