| 释义 |
squirt
I. \ˈskwər]t, -wə̄], -wəi], usu ]d.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English squirten, swirten; akin to Low German swirtjen to squirt
intransitive verb
1. : to eject liquid in a thin spurt
2. : to dart suddenly or quickly : move briskly
3. : to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow orifice : spurt
transitive verb
1. : to drive, eject, or inject in a fluid or gaseous stream
< squirted carbonated water into a glass — Erle Stanley Gardner >
2. : to sprinkle, spatter, splash, or soak by squirting : force a stream of liquid upon
< load the hose attachment with soap powder and squirt your dirty car — New Yorker >
3. : to cause to squirt a liquid, fluid, or gaseous substance
< merrily squirting his seltzer bottle — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, diarrhea, from squirten to squirt
1. dialect : diarrhea — usually used in plural and with the
2.
a. : an instrument (as a syringe) for squirting a liquid
b.
(1) : a small quick stream : jet, spurt
< took the pipe from his mouth and sent a brown squirt of juice softly into the pebbles — John Hermann >
(2) : molten metal that is forced through an interstice in an improperly tightened line of matrices at the moment of casting in a slugcasting machine; also : an instance of such forcing through of metal
c. : the action or an instance of squirting
3.
a. : an especially young or small upstart or impudent person given to meddling beyond his competence or concern
< this young squirt is going too far — S.H.Holbrook >
b. : a young child or youth : kid
< giving him nickels to buy lemon ice when he was a squirt — Bernard Malamud > |