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spat 音标拼音: [sp'æt]
n. 蚝卵,蚝仔,口角
vi. 一巴掌打去,争吵 蚝卵,蚝仔,口角一巴掌打去,争吵 spat n 1: a quarrel about petty points [ synonym: { bicker}, { bickering}, { spat}, { tiff}, { squabble}, { pettifoggery}, { fuss}] 2: a cloth covering ( a legging) that covers the instep and ankles [ synonym: { spat}, { gaiter}] 3: a young oyster or other bivalve 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 [ synonym: { applaud}, { clap}, { spat}, { acclaim}] [ ant: { boo}, { hiss}] 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" [ synonym: { clap}, { spat}] 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." -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To eject; to throw out; to belch. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. " He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on." -- Luke xviii. 32. [ 1913 Webster]
Spat \ Spat\, imp. of { Spit}. [ Obs. or R.] [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster]
Spat \ Spat\, v. i. & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn. [ 1913 Webster]
Spat \ Spat\, n. [ Cf. { Pat}.] 1. A light blow with something flat. [ U. S. & Prov. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [ U. S.] [ 1913 Webster]
Spat \ Spat\, v. i. To dispute. [ R.] -- Smart. [ 1913 Webster]
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.] [ 1913 Webster] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. -- Judd. [ 1913 Webster]
Spat \ Spat\, n. [ Short for { Spatterdash}.] 1. A legging; a gaiter. [ Scot. & Dial. Eng.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 65 Moby Thesaurus words for " spat": altercate, altercation, argument, beef, bicker, bickering, blood feud, box, brawl, broil, brood, buffet, burst, caterwaul, chop, clutch, contention, controversy, differ, dispute, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, embroilment, fall, falling- out, farrow, feud, fight, flite, fliting, fracas, fry, fuss, get, hassle, hatch, have words, imbroglio, join issue, litter, logomachy, miff, nest, open quarrel, paste, polemic, punch, quarrel, set to, sharp words, slanging match, slap, smack, snarl, spar, spawn, squabble, strife, swack, tiff, tussle, vendetta, words, wrangle, young
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