Word · Frequency #26241
spittle
唾沫；唾液；口水
核心释义
spittle
- 1.
唾液,通常起泡且呈乳白色
Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
- 2.
一种小铲子
A small sort of spade.
- 3.
唾液腺和口腔黏膜分泌的透明液体,湿润口腔并开始消化淀粉
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- 4.
类似唾液的白色泡沫状物
Something frothy and white that resembles spit.
- 5.
婴儿的吐奶或口水
Spit-up or drool of an infant.
唾液,通常起泡且呈乳白色；一种小铲子；唾液腺和口腔黏膜分泌的透明液体,湿润口腔并开始消化淀粉；类似唾液的白色泡沫状物；婴儿的吐奶或口水
用法In use
Wipe that spittle from the corner of your mouth before you speak.
用法提示：spittle 在此句中作不可数名词，意为口水、唾沫。
The dog had spittle dripping from its jaws as it waited for food.
用法提示：spittle 用来指动物嘴里流出的口水，作名词。
A thin line of spittle ran down his chin while he slept.
用法提示：spittle 指睡觉时流出的口水，是不可数名词。
spittle on sth
spittle 通常作不可数名词，表示“唾沫、唾液”。
There was spittle on the corner of his mouth.
他的嘴角有唾沫。
wipe spittle from sth
She wiped the spittle from her cheek.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- flecks of spittle
- 唾沫星子
- Flecks of spittle appeared at the corners of his mouth.他嘴角出现了唾沫星子。
- spray of spittle
- 喷溅的唾沫
- His excited talk sent a spray of spittle into the air.他激动地说话，唾沫星子喷到空中。
- gobs of spittle
- 一团团唾沫
- He wiped gobs of spittle from his beard.他擦掉胡子上的一团团唾沫。
- dribble of spittle
- 一缕口水
- A thin dribble of spittle hung from the corner of his mouth.一缕口水挂在他嘴角。
- stringy spittle
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：spittle ≈ spit（吐）+ little（小）→ 吐出一小口唾沫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学描写、医学/生理语境 该词通常用于书面或叙述性表达，也见于医学/生理描写；日常口语中比较少见，选用时需注意语体。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with little, brittle, whittle, and skittle (all /ɪtəl/). Bottle and cattle are spelling lookalikes with the same -ttle ending but different vowel sounds (/ɒtəl/, /ætəl/).
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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