| 释义 |
spout /spaʊt/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 喷出，喷射
The elephant spouted water from its trunk. 象把水从鼻子里喷出来。
The volcano is spouting lava. 火山在喷发熔岩。
spout smoke (烟囱)冒烟
2. 〈口〉滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说
The old man swaggered about the house spouting his philosophy of life. 那老人在屋子里自鸣得意地踱来踱去，滔滔不绝地大谈他的人生哲学。
Don't spout nonsense. 别喋喋不休地说些无聊话。
3. 〈俚〉把…当掉
❷ vi.
1. 喷出，喷射
Water spouts from the fountain. 水从喷泉喷出。
The lava could be seen spouting out of the volcano from far away. 从远处可看到熔岩从火山喷发出来。
2. 流出来
Water spouted from the pump. 水从水泵打出。
3. (鲸等)喷水(气)柱
The whale spouted high into the air. 那鲸向空中喷出高高的水柱。
4. 〈口〉滔滔不绝地说话，夸夸其谈 (off)
He spouts off about things he knows nothing about. 他经常滔滔不绝地谈论自己一无所知的事情。
II n.
1. (喷泉、水泵等的)喷口，喷嘴；(茶壶等的)嘴
the spout of a coffee pot 咖啡壶嘴
2. (从喷口、壶嘴流出的)水柱，水流
a spout of water from a fountain 喷泉喷出的水柱
pour a spout of tea 倒茶
3. (鲸在水中呼气时由颅顶喷水孔喷出的)水(气)柱；(鲸等的)喷水孔
4. 水落管，落水管
5. 【气】水龙卷，海龙卷
6. (输送谷物、面粉等物品的)槽，斜槽，滑槽
7. (昔日当铺老板将抵押品传送到收藏处用的)吊车
8. 〈俚〉当铺
9. 〈俚〉枪管
pump a bullet into the spout 把子弹推上膛
[<? MD spouten < ON spyta to spit] phr. put... up the spout 〈英〉1. 把…送进当铺 2. 把 (子弹)推上膛 3. (尤指婚外)使 (女子)怀孕 up the spout 〈英口〉1. 被典当掉，在当铺里 My diamond ring is up the spout. 我的钻戒当掉了。2. (子弹)上膛 I can count six here in the clip. There's probably one up the spout. 我数了数这只弹夹里有6粒子弹，大概有1粒已上了膛。3. 在子宫里 All these years taking every possible care and suddenly there's one up the spout. 几年来一直火烛小心，可是冷不防肚子里有了胎。4. (财产等)完蛋，被毁灭，损坏得无法修理，无可挽回地丧失掉 Everything I owned has gone up the spout. 我所有的财产全完了。My plans are completely up the spout. 我的计划彻底完蛋了。Any hope of rescue is right up the spout. 任何获救的希望都完了。5. 错误的 If you ask me, your figures are completely up the spout. 倘你要我发表意见，你的数字完全弄错了。6. 完全被浪费掉 That's another ten pounds up the spout. 又是10镑钱白白浪费掉了。Their lives have gone up the spout. 他们虚度了一生。7. 处境极为困难 I'm really up the spout now. 目前我的处境真是困难极了。 |