spat
spat 英 [spæt] 美 [spæt]
n. 口角；蚝卵；蚝仔；掌击 vi. 争吵；一巴掌打去 v. 吐口水（spit的过去式）
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- You probably recognize the word spat from the phrase "lover's spat," which describes a minor squabble between a couple. The spat is usually over something as silly as which partner has to do the laundry, and the relationship usually recovers quickly, with no long-term harm done.
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- n. 口角；蚝卵；蚝仔；掌击
- vi. 争吵；一巴掌打去
- v. 吐口水（spit的过去式）
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1. The blood was spat out of his mouth.
一口血从他的嘴里吐了出来。
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2. She spat the words at him as if they hurt her.
她生气地啐出这几个字，似乎受到它们的伤害。
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3. "What do you know about swords?" She spat the words at him as if they hurt her.
“你对剑了解多少？”她生气地啐出这几个字，似乎受到它们的伤害。
- spat (n.1) "petty quarrel," 1804, American English, of unknown origin; perhaps somehow imitative (compare spat "smack, slap," attested from 1823).
- spat (n.2) "short gaiter covering the ankle" (usually only in plural, spats), 1779, shortening of spatterdash "long gaiter to keep trousers or stockings from being spattered with mud" (1680s), from spatter and dash (v.).
- spat (n.3) "spawn of a shellfish," especially "spawn of an oyster," also "a young oyster," 1660s, of unknown origin, perhaps from the past tense of spit (v.1).
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