splash
verb
noun
splæʃ verb
1 if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something and makes a noise 〔液体〕哗啦作响地溅泼,飞溅,溅落 I
[+ against/on/over ]
The ocean splashed against the pier.
海水哗啦哗啦地拍打着码头。
2 to make someone or something wet with a lot of small drops of water or other liquid 溅湿,往…上泼〔液体〕 T always + adv/prep
splash sth on/over/with etc sth
He splashed cold water on his face.
他往自己脸上泼冷水。
3
splash about/around
also 又作 to make water fly up in the air with a loud noise by hitting it or by moving around in it 哗啦哗啦地使水飞溅 I
The children were splashing about in the pool.
孩子们在水池里弄得水花四溅。
[+ through ]
She ran up the drive, splashing through the puddles.
她加大油门,溅着水花从水坑里驶过。
4 if a newspaper or television programme splashes a story or picture on the page or screen, it makes it large and easy to notice [非正式] 以显著版面刊载,以大篇幅报道 T | informal
[+ across/over ]
The gunman’s picture was splashed across the front page.
持枪歹徒的大幅照片刊登在头版上。
5 to spend a lot of money on something [英,非正式] 在(某物)上花很多钱
[+ on ]
We splashed out on a new kitchen.
我们花了一大笔钱装修新厨房。
Last year Roberts splashed out more than £1 million to buy a new home.
去年,罗伯茨花了一百多万英镑买了栋新房子。
noun
6 the sound of a liquid hitting something or being moved around quickly 〔液体〕溅泼声,飞溅声 C
Rachel fell into the river with a loud splash.
雷切尔扑通一声掉进河里。
7 a mark made by a liquid splashing onto something else 洒溅的斑点 C
[+ of ]
There were splashes of paint all over my clothes.
我衣服上溅满了油漆斑点。
8
splash of colour
a small area of bright colour 一小片鲜艳的颜色
9
make a splash
to do something that gets a lot of public attention [非正式] 惹人注目,引起轰动 informal
Russell’s new show made a big splash in New York.
拉塞尔的新节目在纽约引起很大的轰动。
10 a small amount of liquid added to a drink 〔加入饮料中的〕少量液体 singular 单数
[+ of ]
a cup of coffee with a splash of brandy
一杯加了少许白兰地的咖啡