/spɪt ||; spɪt/verb [I,T] (spitting;past tensepast participlespat /spæt ||; spæt/) In American English the past tense and past participle can also be spit. 在美国英语里,过去时和过去分词亦作spit。 spit (sth) (out) to force liquid, food, etc out from your mouth 吐出(液体、唾液、食物等) · He took one sip of the wine and spat it out.他啜了一小口酒,又吐了出来。
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/spɪt ||; spɪt/noun
1 [U] (informal 非正式) the liquid in your mouth 唾液;口水 ☞Look at saliva. 参看saliva。
2 [C] a long, thin piece of land that sticks out into the sea, a lake, etc (伸出大海、湖泊等的)岬,沙嘴
3 [C] a long thin metal stick that you put through meat to hold it when you cook it over a fire 烤肉叉;炙叉: chicken roasted on a spit插在炙叉上烤的鸡