单词 | spat |
释义 | spatWord family nounspatspatfall spat1 /spæt/ x-refthe past tense and past participle of spit1 spit1 的过去式和过去分词 spat2 noun [countableC] 1 informalARGUE a short unimportant quarrel 口角,小争吵 a marital spat 夫妻间的口角 2. spats [plural]DCC special pieces of cloth that fasten with buttons on top of a man’s shoes, worn in the past 〔旧时男子穿的〕鞋罩,鞋套 Examples from the Corpus spat• This is all a spat between Fidel and that one over there.• The girls were having a spat in the back of the car over who got to use the armrest.• Fritz Juventi from the Valenzuela Perseverance, looking not a day older in his tricorn and spats.• More and more, we are drawn to the divisive spat at the expense of the thoughtful insight.• It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last.• Walter said what happened between him and Marian was just a lovers' spat.• That evening Uncle Allen bought a pair of spats and put $ 5 down on a black overcoat with a velvet collar.• Hell, we still have our spats.• The clash is expected to be resolved via government pressure and the spat is more sound than substance, say analysts. 1. (1800-1900) Perhaps from the sound of a blow. 2. (1800-1900) spatterdash “spat” ((17-20 centuries)), from spatter + dash |
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