spill
verb
noun
spɪl verb
1 if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container （使）溢出，（使）泼洒，（使）溅出; I,T
Katie almost spilled her milk.
凯蒂差点儿把牛奶弄洒。
spill sth down/on/over sth
Oh no! I’ve spilt coffee all down my shirt!
糟糕，我把咖啡洒得满衬衫都是！
[+ on/over etc ]
He slipped and the wine spilled all over the carpet.
他脚下一滑，酒洒了一地毯。
2 if people or things spill out of somewhere, they move or fall out in large numbers 〔人群〕涌出; I always + adv/prep
[+ out/into/onto etc ]
Crowds from the theatre were spilling onto the street.
人群从戏院里涌到街上。
3
spill the beans
to tell something that someone else wanted you to keep a secret [非正式] 泄露秘密，走漏风声 informal
4
spill your guts
to tell someone all about your private life, or about a personal secret [美，非正式] 把私生活 （个人秘密 ）告诉某人 AmE informal
5
spill blood
to kill or wound people [文] 杀人; 伤人 literary
6 if light spills onto or into something, it shines through a window, door, hole etc onto something else 〔光线从窗、门、洞等处〕洒进，照进
The morning light spilled into the room.
晨光洒进了房间。
7 if a problem or bad situation spills over, it spreads and begins to affect other places, people etc 〔问题或坏情况〕蔓延，扩散
[+ into ]
The conflict might spill over into neighbouring towns.
这场冲突可能会波及邻近城镇。
noun
8 when you spill something, or an amount of something that is spilled 洒出（量），溢出（量） C,U
the enormous oil spill off the southern tip of the Shetland Islands
设得兰群岛南端附近海域大量的溢油
9 a fall from a horse, bicycle etc 〔从马、自行车等上的〕摔下 C
Tyson broke a rib when he took a spill on his motorcycle.
泰森从摩托车上摔下来摔断了一根肋骨。