spout
noun /spaʊt/
/spaʊt/
Idioms - enlarge imagea pipe or tube on a container through which you can pour liquid out
(容器的)嘴 - the spout of a teapot
茶壶嘴
- the spout of a teapot
- a stream of liquid coming out of somewhere with great force
synonym fountain(喷出的)水柱,液体柱
词源Middle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch spouten, from an imitative base shared by Old Norse spýta ‘to spit’.
Idioms
be/go up the spout
- (British English, slang) to be/go wrong; to fail to work or be successful
弄错;搞糟;出问题;有毛病 - Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!
唉,我的休假计划全泡汤了!
- Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!