| 单词 | spout |
| 释义 | spout (spaʊt ) Word forms: spouts , spouting , spouted 1. verb If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force. He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames. [VERB noun] The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air. [VERB noun preposition] In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: stream, shoot, gush, spurt 2. countable noun A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully. 3. verb If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel. [disapproval] He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team. [VERB noun] Spout forth and spout off mean the same as spout. ...an estate agent spouting forth about houses. [V P + about] All too often he is spouting off about matters which should not concern him. [V P about n] 4. countable noun A spout is a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily. 5. up the spout phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that something is up the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer working. [British, informal] If you only take a sample then all the statistics are up the spout. Idioms: up the spout [British, informal] completely ruined or hopeless The economy's up the spout. pregnant. This expression is usually used when the pregnancy is considered to be a problem rather than a good thing. In the village where I grew up, there was always somebody up the spout. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 喷射液体、火, 嘴容器的 Japanese: 噴出する, 注ぎ口 |
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