1 (used especially about a liquid) to accidentally come out of a container; to make a liquid, etc do this （尤指液体）（使）溢出，流出，洒出，泼出: The bag split, and sugar spilled everywhere. 袋子裂开了，糖洒得到处都是。Some water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor. 水从桶里溢到地板上。I've spilt some coffee on the desk. 我把咖啡泼在办公桌上。

2 [I] spill out, over, into, etc to come out of a place suddenly and go in different directions （从某处）涌出并四散而去: The train stopped and everyone spilled out. 火车停了下来，大家都涌下车。 spill noun [C]: Many seabirds died as a result of the oil spill. 泄漏的原油造成许多海鸟死亡。