spat

英 [spæt]

美 [spæt]

n. 小争吵; 小别扭; 口角; (旧时男子用的)鞋罩
v. 吐，唾(唾沫、食物等); 啐唾沫(常表示愤怒或鄙视); 怒斥
spit的过去分词和过去式

复数：spats　过去分词：spatted　过去式：spatted　现在分词：spatting　第三人称单数：spats　

BNC.22676 / COCA.19601

牛津词典

noun

小争吵；小别扭；口角
a short argument or disagreement about sth unimportant
（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

Spatis the past tense and past participle ofspit.
N-COUNT 小争吵;口角;争执
Aspatbetween 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
(昔时男子使用的)鞋罩
Spatsare 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.

noun

a young oyster or other bivalve
a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
Synonym:gaiter
a quarrel about petty points
Synonym:bickerbickeringtiffsquabblepettifoggeryfuss

verb

clap one's hands together
1. The children were clapping to the music
Synonym:clap
spawn
1. oysters spat
engage in a brief and petty quarrel
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Synonym:applaudclapacclaim
strike with a sound like that of falling rain
1. Bullets were spatting the leaves
become permanently attached
1. mollusks or oysters spat
come down like raindrops
1. Bullets were spatting down on us

He hawked and spat.
他用力咳了咳，吐了口痰。
The engine spat and banged.
发动机爆出火花，接着发出砰的巨响。
They spat at me and taunted me
他们朝我吐唾沫，还嘲笑我。
Willie looked at him and spat over the side.
威利看了他一眼，朝身旁啐了一口。
'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。”
"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。
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。
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！
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。
The boy spat at [ on] me.
那男孩向我吐口水。