Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #20748
splatter
溅污；飞溅的污迹
An uneven mark or mess made when something hits a surface and scatters.
- 1.
An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
溅洒形成的不规则形状或混乱
- 2.
A genre of gory horror.
血腥恐怖片类型
- 3.
Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.
信号突变引起的杂散发射
血浆恐怖片；血腥恐怖片类型；杂散发射；寄生辐射；溅洒形成的不规则形状或混乱；血腥恐怖片类型；信号突变引起的杂散发射
In use
There was a splatter of mud on the back of my coat.
The kitchen wall had splatters of tomato sauce from last night's dinner.
I wiped the paint splatter off the floor before it dried.
Connections
Collocations
- blood splatter
- 血溅，血迹飞溅
- The police examined the blood splatter on the kitchen wall.警方检查了厨房墙上的血迹。
- paint splatter
- 油漆溅渍，油漆斑点
- There were paint splatters all over the floor.地板上到处都是油漆溅渍。
- splatter pattern
- 溅洒痕迹模式，血迹分布形态
- The splatter pattern suggested the victim had been standing when attacked.溅洒痕迹模式表明受害者遇袭时是站着的。
- splatter film
- 血浆恐怖片，血腥恐怖片
- The director is known for his low-budget splatter films.这位导演以低成本血腥恐怖片闻名。
- radio splatter
- 无线电杂散发射，邻频干扰
- Excessive audio gain can cause radio splatter that interferes with nearby frequencies.过大的音频增益会产生无线电杂散发射，干扰邻近频率。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
splatter 像 splash（溅）加 spatter（飞溅），想象番茄酱猛砸墙面溅出一片污迹，也联想到血浆恐怖片的血腥场面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、影视评论、无线电技术文档 splatter 作名词时，不同义项的语域不同：日常口语或生动描写中多指溅洒形成的污迹；影视评论中常用于指血浆恐怖片这一类型；无线电技术语境中则属于正式术语，表示信号突变引起的杂散发射。因此整体语域比较混合，实际使用时需随语境变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with splatter /ˈsplætər/ in General American: the stressed vowel /æ/ plus /tər/ matches. Watch out for similar-looking words that do not rhyme: 'slaughter' /ˈslɔːtər/ has /ɔː/, and 'slather' /ˈslæðər/ has /ð/ instead of /t/. Note also that 'spatter' is an exact rhyme but lacks the l of 'splatter'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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