spout

英 [spaʊt]

美 [spaʊt]

n.  (容器的)嘴; (喷出的)水柱，液体柱
v.  喷出; 喷射; 喷水; 滔滔不绝地说; 喋喋不休地说

现在分词：spouting　复数：spouts　过去式：spouted　第三人称单数：spouts　过去分词：spouted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18842 / COCA.15431

同义词辨析

eruptbelchspout【导航词义：喷出】

短语动词

习惯用语

n.

be/go up the spout
• 弄错；搞糟；出问题；有毛病
  to be/go wrong; to be spoilt or not working
• Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!
  这不，我的休假计划全泡汤了！

牛津词典

noun

• （容器的）嘴
  a pipe or tube on a container, that you can pour liquid out through
  1. the spout of a teapot
     茶壶嘴
• （喷出的）水柱，液体柱
  a stream of liquid coming out of somewhere with great force

verb

• 喷出；喷射
  to send out sth, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of sth in this way
  1. The wound was still spouting blood.
     伤口还在喷血。
  2. Clear water spouted from the fountains.
     清澈的水从喷泉中喷射出来。
• 喷水
  to send out a stream of water from a hole in its head
• 滔滔不绝地说；喋喋不休地说
  to speak a lot about sth; to repeat sth in a boring or annoying way
  1. He's always spouting off about being a vegetarian.
     他老把自己吃素挂在嘴边。
  2. What are you spouting on about now?
     你这会儿又在唠叨什么呢？
  3. He could spout poetry for hours.
     他聊起诗来一聊就是半天。
  4. She could do nothing but spout insults.
     她只会没完没了地骂人。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 喷出;涌出
  If somethingspoutsliquid or fire, or if liquid or firespoutout of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force.
  1. He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames...
     原来的锅炉开始往外喷火苗后他便换了个新的。
  2. The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air...
     主广场有个喷泉，能将水喷射至 40 英尺高的空中。
  3. In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale.
     在暴风雨中，水从出气孔中喷射出来，就像鲸鱼喷水一样。
• (迅速喷出的)液流，水柱
  Aspout ofliquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.
• VERB 喋喋不休地说;夸夸其谈
  If you say that a personspoutssomething, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.
  1. He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team.
     他根本不了解苏格兰橄榄球队，却在自己的专栏上对其大加抨击。
  2. You're the kind of person who affiliates himself with the kind of crap they spout.
     你这种人就会去附和他们的那些废话。
  3. Spout forthandspout offmean the same asspout.
     spout forth 和 spout off 同 spout
  4. ...an estate agent spouting forth about houses...
     喋喋不休地谈论房子的房地产经纪人
  5. All too often he is spouting off about matters which should not concern him.
     他经常滔滔不绝地谈论和自己无关的事。
• 容器嘴;喷嘴;喷口
  Aspoutis a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily.
• PHRASE 错误的;出问题的
  If you say that something isup the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer working.
  1. If you only take a sample then all the statistics are up the spout.
     如果你只采集了一个样本，那么所有的数据就有问题了。

英英释义

noun

• an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

verb

• talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  Synonym:rantmouth offjabberrabbit onrave
• gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
  1. water gushed forth
  Synonym:spurtspirtgush

双语例句

• All his newly made clothings have gone up the spout.
  他所有新做衣服都被典当了。
• The aerial can be adjusted to the frequency of those signals by lengthening or shortening the spout.
  靠加长或缩短这根水柱，天线就能调节到相应的信号频率。
• When we plug the spout, the steam lifts the lid.
  当我们塞紧喷口，蒸汽提起了壶盖。
• If you only take a sample then all the statistics are up the spout.
  如果你只采集了一个样本，那么所有的数据就有问题了。
• He once plugged up the spout of a teapot and placed it on fire.
  曾有一次，他把茶壶嘴用东西堵住，然后把茶壶放在火炉上。
• He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team.
  他根本不了解苏格兰橄榄球队，却在自己的专栏上对其大加抨击。
• Now all our plans are up the spout.
  现在我们的全部计划都完蛋了。
• The poor chap can't come to the reception; his best suit is up the spout.
  那可怜的小伙子不能来参加招待会，因为他最好的衣服拿去当了。
• Spout moist air from the blowhole, as of some marine mammals.
  如一些哺乳动物（鲸等）一样从呼吸孔中喷出的潮湿的气。
• A container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants.
  有柄的容器和有穿孔的喷嘴的喷管；用于往植物表面喷洒水。