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蚝卵,蚝仔,口角一巴掌打去,争吵
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Spat \Spat\, n. [Short for {Spatterdash}.]
1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
2. A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the
upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; --
chiefly in pl.
Spat \Spat\,
imp. of {Spit}. [Obs. or R.]
Spat \Spat\, n. [From the root of spit; hence, literally, that
which is ejected.]
A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and
after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t.
To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. {Pat}.]
1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.]
2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little
quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]
Spat \Spat\, v. i.
To dispute. [R.] --Smart.
Spat \Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spatting}.]
To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the
hands. [Local, U.S.]
Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.
--Judd.
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.
sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E.
spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan
to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.]
1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other
matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''
资料来源 : WordNet®
spat
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {tiff},
{squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the
instep and ankles [syn: {spats}, {gaiter}]
3: a young oyster or other bivalve
[also: {spatting}, {spatted}]
spat
v 1: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were
spatting the leaves"
4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6: spawn; "oysters spat"
7: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to
the music" [syn: {clap}]
[also: {spatting}, {spatted}]
spit
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
{skewer}]
[also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]
spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary
glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth
and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting},
{expectoration}]
[also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]
spat
See {spit}
[also: {spatting}, {spatted}]