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spit (obj) FORCE OUTspItvspitting, past spat spCt or Am also spitto force out the contents of the mouth, esp. SALIVA (= a liquid produced in the mouth)吐出，吐唾沫The boys were competing to see how far they could spit. [I]男孩们在比赛谁的唾沫吐得远。She spat contemptuously right in his face (= forced out SALIVA onto his face to show her angry feelings). [I]她轻蔑地朝他脸上吐了口唾沫。They bought watermelons and ate them as they walked, spitting out the seeds. [M]他们买了西瓜吃，边走边吐瓜子。(fig.) He spat out (= said quickly and angrily) an insult in some foreign language. [M]他生气地用外语吐出粗话。If something hot, such as a fire, spits it produces short sharp noises and throws out little bits.(炉火等)发出劈啪声，爆出火花There was bacon already spitting in the frying pan. [I]熏猪肉已在平底锅里劈啪作响了。If you spit blood/venom/(Am also) nails/(Aus also) tacks you speak in an angry way, or to show anger.生气地说，出言不逊I thought he was going to split blood when he saw what had happened.我想当他看见所发生的事时，他会出言不逊的。(infml) If you say spit it out to someone, you are suggesting that they tell you something which they are not very willing or are taking a long time to say.爽快点说Come on, spit it out, who told you about this?来吧，爽快点说，是谁告诉你的？(infml) If something is in/within spitting distance, it is very close.非常近，一步之遥The house is within spitting distance of the sea.这座房子离大海非常近。If someone or something is the spitting image of someone or something else, they look extremely similar to them.极其相似的人Josie is the spitting image of her granny at the same age.乔西和她奶奶在相同岁数时长得极其相似。[SPIT n 中的the spit (and image)]
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