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单词 spat
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spat1

spatspæt
  • past and past participle of spit

Rhymes

at, bat, brat, cat, chat, cravat, drat, expat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, hereat, high-hat, howzat, lat, mat, matt, matte, Montserrat, Nat, outsat, pat, pit-a-pat, plait, plat, prat, Rabat, rat, rat-tat, Sadat, sat, scat, Sebat, shabbat, shat, skat, slat, splat, sprat, stat, Surat, tat, that, thereat, tit-for-tat, vat, whereat

spat2

nounPlural spats spatspæt
  • 1usually spatshistorical A short cloth gaiter covering the instep and ankle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His father was dressed in a rubber macintosh, with thick domestic gloves, spats, and a trilby hat.
    • Flustered, the blonde boy untied his spats, and took off one of his sock-shoes, sort of hopping around on one foot while doing so.
    • You can also take off those spats and gauntlets.
  • 2A cover for the upper part of an aircraft wheel.

Origin

Early 19th century: abbreviation of spatterdash.

spat3

nounPlural spats spatspæt
informal
  • A quarrel about an unimportant matter.

    when we had our little spats, he had only to smile to get back on the right side of me
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Occasionally, there seemed to be a personal edge to their courtroom spats.
    • You guys were having another one of you lover's spats, weren't you?
    • Soon after we met, Slater was in the papers again after his wife allegedly broke a glass over his head during a violent spat.
    • Since she moved in, most of my spats with Martin over things like dishes and toothpaste tops have virtually disappeared - she just quietly does things.
    • After endless bickering, they overcome their spats and, together again (perhaps still drunk), fight their way to a glorious victory.
    • However, eighteenth-century England was not without its religious spats.
    • He said he believed that most inter-union spats were caused by unhappiness with the service provided, rather than active ‘poaching’ by another union.
    • Almost immediately they run into a pointless spat with local tough guys that spirals into a violent feud.
    • They often had tiny spats about Maddie's aversion to anything girlish or even hinting towards being a woman.
    • As much as we had spats, I had to admit: the guy is great.
    • God, how I hated to be put in the middle of their spats.
    • They're typical brothers, so they get into these little spats with each other sometimes, and they separate them.
    • It was the usual routine, after one of their spats Antony would go in angry at her, and come out groveling at her feet to take him back.
    • Family comes first - and petty spats and annoyances are put aside for the greater good of the Shaws.
    • There still were the little daily spats between them.
    • Her sister never told anyone about their little spats.
    • After a year of bitter public spats with powerful group chieftains - especially in the steel and hotel businesses - Tata ousted them and installed new management.
    • Fay and Dave seldom fought and when they did it was usually little spats, bought on by Fay's fiery personality.
    • Sandy and I have had spats in the past, and we're going to have them going forward.
    • We've been together for 35 minutes and nary a spat yet.
    Synonyms
    disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle, melee, free-for-all, fight, clash, skirmish, brouhaha, riot, uproar, commotion
verbspats, spatted, spatting spatspæt
[no object]informal
  • Quarrel about an unimportant matter.

    people expected him and his wife to spat continually
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latest trouble to hit Airbus involves a transatlantic spat over aircraft subsidies.
    Synonyms
    quarrel, disagree, row, squabble, bicker, fight, wrangle, dispute, feud, have a row, bandy words, have words, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats

Origin

Early 19th century (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.

spat4

nounPlural spats spatspæt
mass noun
  • The spawn or larvae of shellfish, especially oysters.

    oyster larvae attach themselves as spat to old shells

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.

 
 

spat1

spætspat
  • past and past participle of spit

spat2

nounspatspæt
  • 1usually spatshistorical A short cloth gaiter covering the instep and ankle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can also take off those spats and gauntlets.
    • Flustered, the blonde boy untied his spats, and took off one of his sock-shoes, sort of hopping around on one foot while doing so.
    • His father was dressed in a rubber macintosh, with thick domestic gloves, spats, and a trilby hat.
  • 2A cover for the upper part of an aircraft wheel.

Origin

Early 19th century: abbreviation of spatterdash.

spat3

nounspatspæt
informal
  • A petty quarrel.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Family comes first - and petty spats and annoyances are put aside for the greater good of the Shaws.
    • As much as we had spats, I had to admit: the guy is great.
    • He said he believed that most inter-union spats were caused by unhappiness with the service provided, rather than active ‘poaching’ by another union.
    • We've been together for 35 minutes and nary a spat yet.
    • Soon after we met, Slater was in the papers again after his wife allegedly broke a glass over his head during a violent spat.
    • It was the usual routine, after one of their spats Antony would go in angry at her, and come out groveling at her feet to take him back.
    • Her sister never told anyone about their little spats.
    • However, eighteenth-century England was not without its religious spats.
    • Fay and Dave seldom fought and when they did it was usually little spats, bought on by Fay's fiery personality.
    • After a year of bitter public spats with powerful group chieftains - especially in the steel and hotel businesses - Tata ousted them and installed new management.
    • Sandy and I have had spats in the past, and we're going to have them going forward.
    • They often had tiny spats about Maddie's aversion to anything girlish or even hinting towards being a woman.
    • Almost immediately they run into a pointless spat with local tough guys that spirals into a violent feud.
    • God, how I hated to be put in the middle of their spats.
    • There still were the little daily spats between them.
    • Occasionally, there seemed to be a personal edge to their courtroom spats.
    • Since she moved in, most of my spats with Martin over things like dishes and toothpaste tops have virtually disappeared - she just quietly does things.
    • They're typical brothers, so they get into these little spats with each other sometimes, and they separate them.
    • You guys were having another one of you lover's spats, weren't you?
    • After endless bickering, they overcome their spats and, together again (perhaps still drunk), fight their way to a glorious victory.
    Synonyms
    disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle, melee, free-for-all, fight, clash, skirmish, brouhaha, riot, uproar, commotion
verbspatspæt
[no object]informal
  • 1Quarrel pettily.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latest trouble to hit Airbus involves a transatlantic spat over aircraft subsidies.
    Synonyms
    quarrel, disagree, row, squabble, bicker, fight, wrangle, dispute, feud, have a row, bandy words, have words, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats
    1. 1.1US with object Slap lightly.
      I spatted your hands when you were naughty
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Kyr spatted the hand that slid toward the plate.
      • Irritated by what she considered backbiting, Inger spatted Ben's hand and turned a cold shoulder to him.

Origin

Early 19th century (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.

spat4

nounspatspæt
  • The spawn or larvae of shellfish, especially oysters.

    oyster larvae attach themselves as spat to old shells

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.

 
 
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