1 V-ERG 喷出;涌出 If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force. 喷出;涌出
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He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames. [VERB noun]
原来的锅炉开始往外喷火苗后他便换了个新的。
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The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air. [VERB noun prep.]
主广场有个喷泉，能将水喷射至 40 英尺高的空中。
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In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale. [VERB adv./prep.]
在暴风雨中，水从出气孔中喷射出来，就像鲸鱼喷水一样。
SYN stream, shoot, gush, spurt
2 N-COUNT (迅速喷出的)液流，水柱 A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully. (迅速喷出的)液流，水柱
3 VERB 喋喋不休地说;夸夸其谈 If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel. 喋喋不休地说;夸夸其谈 [disapproval]
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He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team. [VERB noun]
他根本不了解苏格兰橄榄球队，却在自己的专栏上对其大加抨击。
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You're the kind of person who affiliates himself with the kind of crap they spout. [VERB noun]
你这种人就会去附和他们的那些废话。
Spout forth and
spout off mean the same as
spout .
spout forth 和 spout off 同 spout 4 N-COUNT 容器嘴;喷嘴;喷口 A spout is a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily. 容器嘴;喷嘴;喷口
5 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 错误的;出问题的 If you say that something is up the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer working. 错误的;出问题的 [British, informal]
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