spout
noun
verb
spaʊt
noun
1
a
small
pipe
on
the
side
of
a
container
that
you
pour
liquid
out
through
〔容器的〕嘴; 壶嘴
2
spout of water/blood etc
a
sudden
strong
stream
of
liquid
which
comes
out
of
somewhere
very
fast
水柱/血柱等
3
up the spout
if
something
is
up
the
spout,
it
is
completely
wrong
or
has
failed
completely
[英，非正式] 完全错误的; 彻底完蛋
BrE informal
The
computer’s
up
the
spout!
这台计算机彻底坏了！
My
plans
for
the
weekend
seem
to
have
gone
up
the
spout
.
我的周末计划好像完全泡汤了。
verb
4
a.
if
liquid
or
fire
spouts
from
somewhere,
it
comes
out
very
quickly
in
a
powerful
stream
b.
to
send
out
liquid
or
flames
very
quickly
in
a
powerful
stream
喷出，喷射〔液体或火焰〕
I always + adv/prep T
[+
from
]
Blood
was
spouting
from
the
wound
in
her
arm.
血从她手臂的伤口处涌出。
a
volcano
spouting
lava
喷射着熔岩的火山
5
spout off
also
又作
to
talk
a
lot
about
something
in
a
boring
or
annoying
way
[非正式] 喋喋不休地说，滔滔不绝地说
I,T | informal
My
father
was
spouting
his
usual
nonsense!
我父亲又在没完没了地讲他的那些废话了！
I
hate
it
when
he
spouts
off
like
that!
我讨厌他总是那样讲个没完！
[+
about
]
I’m
tired
of
listening
to
Jim
spouting
about
politics.
我听腻了吉姆没完没了地谈政治。
6
if
a
WHALE
spouts,
it
sends
out
a
stream
of
water
from
a
hole
in
its
head
〔鲸〕喷水柱
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