(spitting; past and past participle spat 或 spit)no obj.
1
- eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger啐唾沫（表示轻视或愤怒）：
Todd spat in Hugh's face.
托德向休啐了一口唾沫。
1.1
- with obj. forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one's mouth吐出（食物, 液体）：
the baby spat out its porridge.
婴儿把粥吐了出来。
1.2
spit up
N. Amer. (especially of a baby) vomit or regurgitate food〈北美〉（尤指婴儿）呕吐; 回吐食物。
1.3
- with obj. utter in a hostile or aggressive way敌视或气势逼人地说：
she spat abuse at the jury
她气势汹汹地辱骂陪审团
with direct speech 'Go to hell!' she spat.“见鬼去吧！”她恶狠狠地说。
1.4
- be extremely angry or frustrated极度气愤, 大发雷霆：
he was spitting with sudden fury.
他突如其来地大发雷霆。
1.5
- (of a fire or something being cooked) emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of short, explosive noises（火, 煮物）爆出火花。
1.6
- (of a cat) make a hissing noise as a sign of anger or hostility（猫发怒时）作咝咝声。
2
- （it spits, it is spitting, 等）Brit. light rain falls〈英〉下小雨：
it began to spit.
天开始下起小雨来。
1
- mass noun saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth（尤指人从口中吐出的）唾液。
1.1
- short for CUCKOO SPIT.CUCKOO SPIT的简称。
2
- an act of spitting吐口水。
短语
be the spit（或the dead spit）of
- informal look exactly like〈非正式〉看起来极像：
Felix is the spit of Rosa's brother.
费利克斯和罗莎的兄弟十分相像。
spit blood（或〈澳〉chips）
- feel or express vehement anger感到（或表示）强烈的愤怒：
it was enough to make anyone spit blood!
这能把任何人都气得吐血！
spit (out) the dummy
- Austral. informal behave in a bad-tempered or petulant way〈澳, 非正式〉发脾气。
spit in the eye（或face）of
- show contempt or scorn for蔑视。
spit in（或into）the wind
- used to suggest that it is futile or pointless to do something白费劲。
spit it out
- informal used to urge someone to say or confess something quickly〈非正式〉［用于催促某人赶快说出实情］快说吧：
spit it out, man, I haven't got all day.
快说吧, 朋友, 我忙着呢。
spit-and-sawdust
- Brit. informal used to describe a bar that appears dirty or run-down〈英, 非正式〉（酒吧）肮脏破败的：
the old-fashioned spit-and-sawdust pub.
那家又脏又破旧的老式酒吧。
词源
Old English spittan, of imitative origin.
1
- a long, thin metal rod pushed through meat in order to hold and turn it while it is roasted over an open fire烤肉扦子：
chicken cooked on a spit.
插在扦子上烤的鸡肉。
2
- a narrow point of land projecting into the sea岬, 岬角：
a narrow spit of land shelters the bay.
一条狭长的岬角把海湾围了起来。
(spitted, spitting)with obj.
- put a spit through (meat) in order to roast it over an open fire将烤肉扦子戳入（肉）中以便放在火上烤：
he spitted the rabbit and cooked it.
他用烤肉扦子戳住兔子放在火上烤。
派生词
spitty
adjective词源
Old English spitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spit and German Spiess.