spill

verb

/spɪl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they spill	/spɪl/ /spɪl/
he / she / it spills	/spɪlz/ /spɪlz/
past simple spilled	/spɪld/ /spɪld/
past participle spilled	/spɪld/ /spɪld/
past simple spilt	/spɪlt/ /spɪlt/
past participle spilt	/spɪlt/ /spɪlt/
-ing form spilling	/ˈspɪlɪŋ/ /ˈspɪlɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] (especially of liquid尤指液体) to flow over the edge of a container by accident; to make liquid do this（使）洒出，泼出，溢出
- Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor.桶里的水洒出来了，洒了一地。
- The bag split, and sugar spilled everywhere.袋子裂开了，糖洒得到处都是。
- (figurative) Light spilled from the windows.灯光从窗口照射出来。
- (figurative) He opened the curtains, letting the morning light spill into the room.他拉开窗帘，让晨光洒进房间里。
- spill something He startled her and made her spill her drink.她让他吓了一跳，把饮料弄洒了。
- Thousands of gallons of crude oil were spilled into the ocean.成千上万加仑的原油泄漏，流进了海洋。
- I managed to carry three full glasses without spilling a drop.我设法端了三满杯，一滴也没洒出来。
- I accidentally spilled my drink all over him.我不小心把饮料洒了他一身。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- accidentally
- out
- …
verb + spill
- try not to
- let something
preposition
- across
- down
- from
- …
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of people人) to come out of a place in large numbers and spread out涌出；蜂拥而出
- The doors opened and people spilled into the street.门开了，人们涌上街道。
- After the clubs closed, the drinkers spilled out into the streets.俱乐部打烊后，酒客们涌到大街上。

词源verb Old English spillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood)’; of unknown origin.

Idioms

cry over spilt milk (British English)

(US English cry over spilled milk)

to waste time worrying about something that has happened that you cannot do anything about枉为无可挽回的事忧伤；作于事无补的担忧
- As the saying goes—it's no use crying over spilt milk.常言道：覆水难收，后悔也于事无补。

spill the beans

(informal) to tell somebody something that should be kept secret or private泄露秘密；说漏嘴

spill (somebody’s) blood

(formal or literary) to kill or wound somebody使流血；伤害；杀死
- Nothing can justify spilling innocent blood.无论任何理由残害无辜都是不正当的。

spill your guts (to somebody)

(North American English, informal) to tell somebody everything you know or feel about something, because you are upset（向某人）倾诉心里话
- He has spilled his guts in his new autobiography.他在他的新自传中倾吐了自己的心声。

spill

noun

/spɪl/

Idioms

[countable]
(also formal spillage [uncountable, countable])
an act of letting a liquid come or fall out of a container; the amount of liquid that comes or falls out洒出（量）；泼出（量）；溢出（量）；泄漏（量）
- Many seabirds died as a result of the oil spill.许多海鸟死于这次石油泄漏。
- I wiped up the coffee spills on the table.我把洒在桌上的咖啡擦掉。
[countable] a long match, or a thin piece of twisted paper, used for lighting fires, oil lamps, etc.（点火用的）长梗火柴，纸捻
[countable, usually singular] a fall, especially from a bicycle or a boat（尤指从自行车或船上）摔下，跌落
- to take a spill（骑车）摔一跤

词源noun sense 1 and noun sense 3 Old English spillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood)’; of unknown origin. noun sense 2 Middle English (in the sense ‘sharp fragment of wood’). The current sense date from the early 19th cent.

Idioms

(the) thrills and spills

(informal) the excitement that is involved in dangerous activities, especially sports（危险活动，尤指体育运动的）紧张和刺激
- Experience the thrills and spills of surfing!体验冲浪的刺激和刺激！
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