spat

noun

1. 小争吵；小别扭；口角
   a short argument or disagreement about sth unimportant
2. （旧时男子用的）鞋罩
   a cloth covering for the ankle that was worn in the past by men over the shoe and fastened with buttons at the side

1. 
   Spat is the past tense and past participle of spit .
2. N-COUNT 小争吵;口角;争执
   A spat between people, countries, or organizations is a disagreement between them.
   1. ...a spat between America and Germany over interest rates and currencies.
      美国与德国在利率与货币方面的争端
3. (昔时男子使用的)鞋罩
   Spats are specially shaped pieces of cloth or leather which button down one side and which were worn in former times by men over their ankles and part of their shoes.

1. The engine spat and banged.
   发动机爆出火花，接着发出砰的巨响。
2. He hawked and spat.
   他用力咳了咳，吐了口痰。
3. They spat at me and taunted me
   他们朝我吐唾沫，还嘲笑我。
4. 'Wait a damn minute,' Mindy spat. 'Nobody said anything about staying overnight.'
   “该死的，等一下”，明迪愤愤地说道，“谁也没说过要过夜。”
5. Cramer spat an obscenity.
   克拉默愤愤地骂了一句脏话。
6. The rain SPAT icily down and we all felt rather chilly.
   雨冰冷地霏霏下着，我们都觉得冷飕飕的。
7. He spat it out, saying it was awful.
   学生吐了出来，说水太难喝了。
8. Dog: Well I didn't eat all of it. I spat out the banana peel.
   狗：其实，我什么东西都没有吃，我还会吐香蕉皮。
9. I tasted something nasty in the rice and I spat.
   我在米饭里吃出了怪味，就把饭吐了出来。
10. Richardson was spat at by protesters.
    抗议者对理查森吐唾沫。
11. The boy spat at [ on] me.
    那男孩向我吐口水。
12. The unbeliever spat at him.
    那个异教徒打了他一巴掌。
13. She spat contemptuously right in his face.
    她轻蔑地朝他脸上吐了口唾沫。
14. He spat into the soup, then cocked his head.
    他往汤里吐了口唾沫，接着便扬起头来。
15. The baby spat out the nasty pill.
    婴儿吐出了难吃的药丸。
16. He spat out the words with scorn.
    他用轻蔑的口吻说了这番话。
17. She spat at him/ in his face.
    她向他[他的脸上]啐了一口唾沫。
18. He spat again, this time with less authority.
    他又啐了口吐沫，这回却没有那么神气了。
19. The girl spat her saliva to the ground and said: Who cares!
    女孩朝地上吐了口吐沫，说：谁稀罕！
20. He spat in the man's face.
    他朝那人脸上啐了一口唾沫。
21. He spat so that the spittle hit the back door of the sedan and walked away.
    他啐了一口唾沫，让唾沫打在轿车的后门上，然后走开。
22. Willie looked at him and spat over the side.
    威利看了他一眼，朝身旁啐了一口。
23. "I reckon I do," he answered coldly and spat again.
    “我看就是这样，”他顶了一句，又吐了一口。
24. As a sign of anger, I spat my gum towards her.
    我十分愤怒，我就向她吐口香糖。
25. Did I interrupt a lover's spat?
    我打断情人交谈了？
26. After the tooth had been extracted the boy spat a lot of blood.
    牙齿拔掉后，那个男孩吐出了许多血。
27. The wounded man spat out blood.
    这位受伤的人吐血了。
28. I was referring to the ingratitude of the Phillipene sand enjoying the spat between Viet Nam and Communist China.
    我提到过菲律宾是一个忘恩负义的家伙，享受着越南和中国之间的口水战。
29. But I spat it out straight away.
    但我马上吐了出来。
30. But last year Swati was sacked after a public spat with another minister.
    但是去年Swati在与另一位部长公开争执之后被解职了。

noun

1. a young oyster or other bivalve

2. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

   Synonym:    gaiter

3. a quarrel about petty points

   Synonym:    bickerbickeringtiffsquabblepettifoggeryfuss

verb

1. clap one's hands together
   1. The children were clapping to the music

   Synonym:    clap

2. spawn
   1. oysters spat

3. engage in a brief and petty quarrel

4. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

   Synonym:    applaudclapacclaim

5. strike with a sound like that of falling rain
   1. Bullets were spatting the leaves

6. become permanently attached
   1. mollusks or oysters spat

7. come down like raindrops
   1. Bullets were spatting down on us