American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt. 美国英语中过去式和过去分词为 spilled。英国英语中则既可用 spilled,也可用 spilt。
- V-ERG (使)溢出;(使)泼出;(使)洒出
If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
- 70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker...
7 万吨油从油轮中溢了出来。 - ...water behind a dam, getting ready to spill over...
大坝里的水随时都会溢出来 - He always spilled the drinks...
他总是将饮料洒出来。 - Don't spill water on your suit.
不要把水洒到你的衣服上。
- N-COUNT 溢出量;溢出物
A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.
- She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter...
她把洒出来的奶昔从柜台上擦掉。 - An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
溢出的油对野生动物来说可能是毁灭性的。
- V-ERG (使)(袋子、盒子等中盛放的东西)洒出,涌出
If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface.
- A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents...
有几只袋子裂开了,里面的东西撒了出来。 - He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.
他仔细地把小背包放好,不让里面的东西掉到地板上。
- VERB 蜂拥而出
If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers.
- Tears began to spill out of the boy's eyes...
男孩的眼泪开始夺眶而出。 - When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from classrooms.
当铃声响起时,1,000 多名孩子从教室里涌了出来。
- V-ERG (使)(光线)透进,洒落
If light spills or is spilled into a place, it shines brightly into it, usually through a gap.
- She noticed the light spilling under Brian's door...
她注意到布莱恩门底下透出的光。 - The door swung open again, spilling light into the cell.
门再次打开了,光照亮了小屋。
- PHRASE 杀死;弄伤
If you spill someone's blood, you kill them or wound them.
- He is prepared to spill the blood of a million people...
他准备杀掉100万人。 - If blood is spilled the countries will be at war.
如果出现伤亡,这些国家就会进入交战状态。
- to spill the beans → see: bean