vt. 吐,吐出;
n. 唾沫;口水;烤肉叉;
vi. 吐痰,吐口水;发出劈啪声;
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词
S+~(+A)
The motor coughed and spat.
马达发出吭哧声和突突声。
The engine was spitting.
引擎在突突地作响。
The frying pan was spitting.
煎锅正发出咝咝的响声。
用作及物动词
S+~+ n./pron.
She spit curses at me.
她尖刻地咒骂我。
The injured man was spitting blood.
这位受伤的人正吐着血。
After the tooth had been extracted the boy spat a lot of blood.
牙齿拔掉以后,那个男孩吐出了许多血。
1. The gang thought of hitting him too, but decided just to spit.
那伙人也想过要揍他,但最后只是啐了他一口。
2. Notices in the waiting room requested that you neither smoke nor spit.
候车室的公告牌要求人们不要吸烟和随地吐痰。
3. She roasted the meat on a spit.
她用烤肉叉子烤肉。
4. The travellers looked weather - beaten , there was little spit and polish.
旅客们满面风尘, 仪容不整.
5. If you must spit at all, please spit in the bucket provided.
如果你非吐不可, 就请吐到备好的痰桶里.
6. Wipe the spit off your chin.
把下巴上的口水擦掉.