spillBrE/spɪl/NAmE/spɪl/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyspillBrE/spɪl/NAmE/spɪl/present simple - he / she / itspillsBrE/spɪlz/NAmE/spɪlz/past simplespilledBrE/spɪld/NAmE/spɪld/past participlespilledBrE/spɪld/NAmE/spɪld/past simplespiltBrE/spɪlt/NAmE/spɪlt/past participlespiltBrE/spɪlt/NAmE/spɪlt/ -ing formspillingBrE/ˈspɪlɪŋ/NAmE/ˈspɪlɪŋ/[I, T](especiallyofliquid尤指液体) toflowovertheedgeofacontainerbyaccident; tomakeliquiddothis(使)洒出,泼出,溢出◆Waterhadspilledoutofthebucketontothefloor. 桶里的水洒出来了,洒了一地。◆~sthHestartledherandmadeherspillherdrink. 她让他吓了一跳,把饮料弄洒了。◆Thousandsofgallonsofcrudeoilwerespilledintotheocean. 成千上万加仑的原油泄漏,流进了海洋。[I]+ adv./prep.(ofpeople人) tocomeoutofaplaceinlargenumbersandspreadout涌出;蜂拥而出◆Thedoorsopenedandpeoplespilledintothestreet. 门开了,人们涌上街道。◆(figurative) Lightspilledfromthewindows. 灯光从窗口照射出来。●spilltheˈbeans(informal) totellsbsththatshouldbekeptsecretorprivate泄露秘密;说漏嘴●spill (sb's) ˈblood(formal or literary) tokillorwoundpeople使流血;伤害;杀死●spillyourˈguts (tosb)(NAmE, informal) totellsbeverythingyouknoworfeelaboutsth, becauseyouareupset(向某人)倾诉心里话●cryoverspiltˈmilk(BrE) (UScryoverspilledˈmilk) towastetimeworryingaboutsththathashappenedthatyoucannotdoanythingabout枉为无可挽回的事忧伤;作于事无补的担忧◆Asthesayinggoes—it'snousecryingoverspiltmilk. 常言道:覆水难收,后悔也于事无补。●ˌspillsth↔ˈout●ˌspillˈouttotellsballaboutaproblemetc. veryquickly; tocomeoutquickly倾诉;涌出◆Hasshebeenspillingouthertroublestoyouagain? 她是不是又向你诉苦了?◆Whenhestartedtospeak, thewordsjustspilledout. 他一开口就滔滔不绝。●ˌspillˈover (intosth)tofillacontainerandgoovertheedge溢出;漫出◆Shefilledtheglasssofullthatthewaterspilledover. 她往杯子里倒水倒得太满,都溢出来了。◆(figurative) Heremotionssuddenlyspilledover. 她突然就控制不住自己的感情了。tostartinoneareaandthenaffectotherareas波及◆Unresthasspiltoverintoareasoutsidethecity. 骚乱已经波及城市的周边地区。➡ related noun overspill, spillover
spillBrE/spɪl/NAmE/spɪl/noun (also formalspill·age) [C, U]anactoflettingaliquidcomeorfalloutofacontainer; theamountofliquidthatcomesorfallsout洒出(量);泼出(量);溢出(量);泄漏(量)◆Manyseabirdsdiedasaresultoftheoilspill. 许多海鸟死于这次石油泄漏。◆Iwipedupthecoffeespillsonthetable. 我把洒在桌上的咖啡擦掉。[C]alongmatch, orathinpieceoftwistedpaper, usedforlightingfires, oillamps, etc.(点火用的)长梗火柴,纸捻[C, usually sing.]afall, especiallyfromabicycleoraboat(尤指从自行车或船上)摔下,跌落◆totakeaspill(骑车)摔一跤●(the) thrillsandˈspills(informal) theexcitementthatisinvolvedindangerousactivities, especiallysports(危险活动,尤指体育运动的)紧张和刺激Rhyming pairs in idiomsdoom and gloom,fair and square,high and dry,huff and puff,name and shame,slice and dice,thrills and spills,wear and tear,wheel and deal,wine and dine