spout + noun phrase (as object)
The volcano spouted molten lava.
火山喷出了熔岩。
喷出;喷射
spouting — present participle of spout
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
喷出;喷射
to gush or eject liquid in a jet or stream
The volcano spouted molten lava.
火山喷出了熔岩。
喷射而出。
To gush forth in a jet or stream
喷射水或液体
To eject water or liquid in a jet.
突然喷出一股流
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
冗长或浮夸地讲话
To speak tediously or pompously.
spout
Base
原形
spouts
3rd person
第三人称单数
spouting
-ing
现在分词
spouted
Past
过去式
spouted
Past participle
过去分词
The whale spouts water.
鲸鱼喷水。
The fountain is spouting water.
喷泉正在喷水。
Yesterday, the pipe spouted oil.
昨天,管道喷出了油。
Regular verb meaning to shoot out liquid or gas.
The whale surfaced and spouted a jet of water from its blowhole.
这头鲸浮出水面,从鼻孔喷出一股水柱。
If you squeeze the bottle, it spouts water straight out of the small hole.
如果你挤压这个瓶子,它会从小孔里直喷出水来。
The broken fountain was spouting water high into the air all afternoon.
那个坏掉的喷泉整个下午都在向空中高高喷水。
The volcano spouted molten lava.
火山喷出了熔岩。
Oil spouted from the broken pipe.
油从破裂的管道中喷出。
He spouted nonsense about the economy.
他滔滔不绝地说了些关于经济的胡话。
Not this
The water spouted out of the pipe.
Use this
The water spouted from the pipe.
动词 spout 本身已表示“喷出”,加 out 是冗余的,应直接使用 spout from。
Not this
The plant spouted new leaves.
Use this
The plant sprouted new leaves.
表示植物发芽应用 sprout,spout 指液体喷出或滔滔不绝地说,两者形近易混。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
喷水;水流喷出
The fountain spouted water into the air.
喷泉向空中喷水。
喷血;涌出鲜血
The injured animal was spouting blood from its wound.
受伤的动物正从伤口喷出血来。
喋喋不休地说废话
Stop spouting nonsense and tell me the truth.
别再胡说八道了,告诉我真相。
装腔作势地朗诵诗歌
She spouted poetry at the party until everyone was bored.
她在聚会上装腔作势地朗诵诗歌,直到大家都厌烦了。
滔滔不绝地发表(尤指生气地)长篇意见
He spouted off about the restaurant's poor service for an hour.
他就那家餐厅糟糕的服务滔滔不绝地抱怨了一个小时。
滔滔不绝地发表意见(常含贬义)
He always spouts off about politics at dinner.
他总是在晚餐时滔滔不绝地谈论政治。
胡说八道;信口开河
Don't listen to him; he's just spouting nonsense.
别听他的,他只是在胡说八道。
说些陈词滥调;讲空洞的大道理
The politician spent the entire speech spouting platitudes about unity.
那个政客在整场演讲中都在说些关于团结的陈词滥调。
Use spouting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 spout 拆成 sp(像 spray 喷)+ out(外):水从壶嘴向外猛喷就是 spout;说话滔滔不绝也像在‘喷’。记住这个画面即可。
语域:mixed 常见场景:describing a whale, fountain, or pipe emitting water、describing someone speaking pompously or at tedious length spout 作动词时有两个常见义项:本义指液体喷出(如鲸鱼喷水、管道喷水),属于中性用法;引申义指滔滔不绝或夸夸其谈地说,多用于口语,常带贬义。正式写作中一般用本义,口语中两者都可能出现,需根据具体语境选择。
可作及物动词和不及物动词,及物时后接宾语,不及物时无需宾语。
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