词汇 | spout |
释义 | spout (noun) spout 2 ENTRIES FOUND: spout (verb) spout (noun) 1 spout /ˈspaʊt/ verb spouts; spouted; spouting 1 spout /ˈspaʊt/ verb spouts; spouted; spouting Learner's definition of SPOUT 1 a [+ object] : to shoot out (a liquid) with force喷射;喷出 The well was spouting oil.油井在喷油。 The volcano spouted lava.火山喷出熔岩。 b [no object] : to flow out with force涌出;流出 Blood spouted [=spurted] (out) from the wound.鲜血从伤口涌出。 2 : to say or talk about (something) in a way that is boring or annoying唠叨;喋喋不休地说 [+ object] He started spouting poetry.他开始滔滔不绝地谈起诗歌来。 — often + off He spouted off a long list of statistics to prove his point.他啰啰唆唆念了一大串统计数字来证明他的论点。 [no object] She kept spouting on and on about politics.她喋喋不休地谈论着政治。 — often + off I'm tired of hearing him spout off about his adventures.他喋喋不休地大讲冒险经历,我都听腻了。 2 spout /ˈspaʊt/ noun plural spouts 2 spout /ˈspaʊt/ noun plural spouts Learner's definition of SPOUT [count] 1 : a tube, pipe, or hole out of which a liquid flows管口;容器嘴 Water was flowing from/down the spout.水从管口流出。 the spout of a tea kettle茶壶嘴 — see also downspout, waterspout 2 : a sudden strong stream of liquid水流;水柱;液体柱 a spout of water/blood一股水柱/血柱 up the spout British, informal — used to describe something that has completely failed, been ruined, etc.完全失败;彻底完蛋 The economy's up the spout.经济彻底完蛋。 His marriage is going up the spout. [=down the drain]他的婚姻即将彻底失败。 |
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