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- a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid物体击打（或落入）液体时发出的声音, 啪啪声, 泼溅声：
we hit the water with a mighty splash.
我们入水时泼溅声很大。
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- a spell of moving about in water energetically拍水, 戏水 ：
the girls joined them for a final splash in the pool.
女孩子们与他们一起最后一次在池中戏水。
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- a small quantity of liquid that has fallen or been dashed against a surface溅落的少许液体：
a splash of gravy.
溅出的肉汁。
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- a small quantity of liquid added to a drink加入饮料中的少许液体：
a splash of lemonade.
加了一点柠檬水。
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- a bright patch of colour一片亮色：
add a red scarf to give a splash of colour.
加上一条红围巾增加一点亮色。
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- informal a prominent or sensational news feature or story〈非正式〉要闻; 重要新闻特写（或报道）; 耸人听闻的新闻报道：
a front-page splash.
头版新闻。
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- informal a striking, ostentatious, or exciting effect or event〈非正式〉引人注目的效果; 令人激动的事件：
there's going to be a big splash when Mike returns to the ring.
迈克重返拳击场将会是件引人注目的事情。
with obj. and adverbial of direction
1- cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops使（液体）溅落：
she splashed cold water on to her face.
她把冷水泼在脸上。
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- with obj. make wet by doing this泼湿：
they splashed each other with water.
他们互相泼水。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a liquid) fall or be scattered in irregular drops（液体）滴下; 泼落; 散落：
a tear fell and splashed on to the pillow.
一滴眼泪掉下来, 落在枕头上。
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- no obj., with adverbial strike or move around in a body of water, causing it to fly about noisily在水中拍打（或活动）使水花啪啪作响地飞溅：
a stone splashed into the water
一块石头飞落水中, “啪”的一声使水花四溅
she splashed up the path.
她沿着小路踩水前行, 水花噼里啪啦地飞溅。
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be splashed with
be decorated with scattered patches of斑斑点点地点缀着：a field splashed with purple clover.
点缀着紫色的三叶草的田野。
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- with obj. print (a story or photograph, especially a sensational one) in a prominent place in a newspaper or magazine（在报刊或杂志的显著位置）刊登（引起轰动的新闻报道或照片）; （在显著位置）刊登：
the story was splashed across the front pages.
这篇报道在各报头版通栏刊登。
短语
make a splash
- informal attract a great deal of attention〈非正式〉引起轰动, 引人注目。
词源
early 18th cent. (as a verb)： alteration of PLASH1.
短语动词
splash down
- (of a spacecraft) land on water（宇宙飞船）溅落。
splash out（或splash money out）
- Brit. informal spend money freely〈英, 非正式〉大手大脚地花钱：
she splashed out on a Mercedes.
她出手阔绰地买了一辆梅塞德斯牌汽车。