spout

noun

/spaʊt/

Idioms

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a pipe or tube on a container through which you can pour liquid out（容器的）嘴
- the spout of a teapot茶壶嘴
a stream of liquid coming out of somewhere with great force（喷出的）水柱，液体柱 synonym fountain

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch spouten, from an imitative base shared by Old Norse spýta ‘to spit’.

Idioms

be/go up the spout

(British English, slang) to be/go wrong; to fail to work or be successful出问题；失败
- Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!唉，我的休假计划全泡汤了！

verb

/spaʊt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they spout	/spaʊt/ /spaʊt/
he / she / it spouts	/spaʊts/ /spaʊts/
past simple spouted	/ˈspaʊtɪd/ /ˈspaʊtɪd/
past participle spouted	/ˈspaʊtɪd/ /ˈspaʊtɪd/
-ing form spouting	/ˈspaʊtɪŋ/ /ˈspaʊtɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to send out something, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of something in this way喷出；喷射 synonym pour
- spout something (from something) The wound was still spouting blood.伤口还在喷血。
- The geyser spouted huge columns of water from the ground.间歇泉从地面喷出巨大的水柱。
- spout from/out of something Clear water spouted from the fountains.清澈的水从喷泉中喷射出来。
[intransitive] (of a whale) to send out a stream of water from a hole in its head喷水
[intransitive, transitive] (informal, disapproving) to speak a lot about something; to repeat something in a boring or annoying way滔滔不绝地说；喋喋不休地说
- spout (off/on) (about something) He's always spouting off about being a vegetarian.他老把自己吃素挂在嘴边。
- What are you spouting on about now?你这会儿又在唠叨什么呢？
- spout something He could spout poetry for hours.他聊起诗来一聊就是半天。
- She could do nothing but spout insults.她只会没完没了地骂人。
- The article was full of the usual clichés spouted by fashion editors.这篇文章充满了时尚编辑惯用的陈词滥调。

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch spouten, from an imitative base shared by Old Norse spýta ‘to spit’.