spat

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs. countable,uncountable
    — As spat-fall often occurs in areas away from environments suitable for oyster growing, the collection, transport and sale of oyster spat has developed into a separate industry.
  2. A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. in-plural,often
  3. A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
    — get into a trivial spat over punctuality
  4. A light blow with something flat.
  5. An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
  6. A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface. countable,uncountable
    — Conditions in pearl oyster hatcheries are optimized for growth and survival of spat.
  7. A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car. Australia,UK
  8. A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of spit form-of,participle,past
    — There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.
  2. To spawn, used of shellfish as above. ambitransitive
  3. To quarrel or argue pettily briefly. intransitive
  4. To strike with a spattering sound. intransitive,transitive
    — He felt the wind of a second bullet that spatted against a boulder near Barney.
  5. To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands. US,dialectal
    — Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.

词形变化

spats plural spats present,singular,third-person spatting participle,present spatted participle,past spatted past spats plural spats plural spats present,singular,third-person spatting participle,present spatted participle,past spatted past spats plural spats present,singular,third-person spatting participle,present spatted participle,past spatted past spats plural

词汇关系

衍生词
spatfall

词源

词源 1
From Old English spittan, spætan.
词源 2
Uncertain; perhaps related to spit.
词源 3
Shortening of spatterdash, from spatter + dash. 1779.
词源 4
1804. American English, probably imitative.
词源 5
Attested from 1823.
词源 6
From Latin spatium (“space”).
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