spill
- IPA[spɪl]
英式
- cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally；(of liquid) flow over the edge of its container
- a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt；an instance of a liquid spilling or being spilt
verb: spill, 3rd person present: spills, gerund or present participle: spilling, past tense: spilt, past participle: spilt
noun: spill, plural noun: spills
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動詞
- 1. cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally you'll spill that tea if you're not careful azaleas spilled cascades of flowers over the pathways 同義詞
- ▪ (of liquid) flow over the edge of its container some of the wine spilled on to the floor light spilled into the room from the landing 同義詞
- ▪ (with reference to the contents of something) empty out or be emptied out on to a surface my backpack split, spilling my clothes and books onto the floor the bag fell to the floor, spilling out its contents
- ▪ (of a number of people) move out of somewhere quickly diners can spill out into the courtyard students began to spill out of the building 同義詞
- 2. informal reveal (confidential information) to someone there's nothing worse than friends who spill secrets she ought not to be spilling out her troubles to you 同義詞
- 3. cause to fall off a horse or bicycle the horse was wrenched off course, spilling his rider 同義詞
- 4. British (in the context of ball games) drop (the ball).
- 5. let (wind) out of a sail, typically by slackening the sheets.
名詞
- 1. a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt wipe up spills immediately
- ▪ an instance of a liquid spilling or being spilt he was absolved from any blame for the oil spill 同義詞
- 2. a fall from a horse or bicycle. 同義詞
- 3. Australian a vacating of all or several posts in a cabinet or parliamentary party to allow reorganization after an important change of office.
- an escape of oil into the sea or other body of water: this was the site of a disastrous offshore oil spill
Oxford Dictionary
- kill or wound someone
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a bad situation or strong emotion) reach a point at which it can no longer be controlled or ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- kill or wound someone
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a bad situation or strong emotion) reach a point at which it can no longer be controlled or ...
Oxford Dictionary
- reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[spil]
美式
- cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally: you'll spill that tea if you're not careful azaleas spilled cascades of flowers over the pathways
- a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilled: wipe up spills immediately a 25-ton oil spill
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[spɪl]
英式
- a thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, etc.: open the gas tap and immediately place the lit end of the spill over the top of the burner I took a spill from an alabaster vase and lit the candles
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[spil]
美式
- a thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, etc.: open the gas tap and immediately place the lit end of the spill over the top of the burner I took a spill from an alabaster vase and lit the candles
Oxford American Dictionary
