Spat



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.口角, 小争论
• ［英］ n.口角, 小争论 ( a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst)
• ［记］ 不要和spit ( 吐痰) 相混
• ［例］ neighbourhood spats ( 邻里的小争吵)

Webster Collegiate

I. *past and past participle of spit II. noun (plural spat or spats)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1667
• a young bivalve (as an oyster)

III. noun

• Etymology: short for spatterdash legging
• Date: circa 1802
• a cloth or leather gaiter covering the instep and ankle

IV. noun

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1729
• 1. chiefly dialect slap
• 2. a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst <a lovers' spat>
• 3. a sound like that of rain falling in large drops

V. verb (spatted; spatting)

• Date: circa 1832
• transitive verb
  • chiefly dialect slap
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to quarrel pettily or briefly
  • 2. to strike with a sound like that of rain falling in large drops

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