词现常被认为有冒犯意> :spastic
chfWren痉挛性麻痹症 患儿◊ spastic
reactions 痉挛性麻搏症反应 2 (_/A?/o/7?7fl/) an offensive word, sometimes used by children to
mean ‘stupid’（有时儿童用以骂人愚蠢）笨拙的，无能的hpas- tic noun
spat
/spast/
noun 1 (informal) a short argument or
disagreement about sth unimportant 小.争吵；小别扭
口角 2 [usually
pi.] a cloth covering for the ankle that was worn in the past by men over the
shoe and fastened with buttons at_the side .(旧时男子用的_)鞋罩
—see
also SPIT, SPITTING, SPAT, SPAT V. spatch*cock /'spaetJkDk; NAmE -ka:k/ noun a chicken or other
bird that is cut open and cooked under a strong heat烤炙的开膛鸡（或禽）
spate /speit/
nown [usually'sing.] ~ of sth a large number of
things, which are usually unpleasant, that happen suddenly within a short
period of time —连串，接二连 三（通常指不愉快的事物）：TTie bombing was the 〖atest m a spate 〇/terrorist attac/w.这次炸弹爆炸事件是一连串
恐怖±义袭击中最近的一起。IM in (full) spate [especially Br£) (of a river M
containing more water and flowing more strongly than usual 暴涨；发■洪7jc: A/ter heavy min, the
rfver was in spate.大后，河水暴故。
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{figurative) Celia was in full spate (= completely
involved in talking and not likely to stop or able to be interrupted).西莉亚口若悬河，滔抬不绝。
spa-tial
(also
spa-cial)
/'speijl/
adj. {formal or technical 7|t i^) relating to
space and the position, size, shape, etc. of things in it 空间的：changes tafci’ng
pkice in the spariaZ distribution 〇/ the popuZation 人口 的地域分布所
金生的变化◊ the development 〇/a chiW’s spatia〖 awareness': the
ability to judge the positions and sizes of objects)孩子空间i识的形成►spa*tJaMy/-Jali/ flc/v. spat-ter /'spaeta(r)/ ver/?, noun
■
1 〜sb/st“（with sth) I 〜.sth (on/over sb/sth) to
cover sb/sth with drops of
liquid, dirt, etc., especially by accident 溅；洒 H771 splash ： [VN] blood-spattered wails 血染的墙壁◊ As the bys
passed, it spattered us wfth mi/d.公共汽车开过时溅了我们一身泥。◊Oi〖vv〇5 spattered on the jRoor.地板上落满了 油点；[also V]
1
[V +0t/v./pn?p.] (of
liquid 液体）to fall on a surface in drops, often noisily 洒落；“答答地落下：We heard the rain spattering on the roo/•我们听见雨点噼里啪啦地
打在房顶土。
mnoun (also spat-ter-ing) [sing.] ~ (of sth) a number of drops of a
liquid or small amounts of sth that hit a surface; the noise this makes 洒；溅；滴答声；.飞溅声：
a
spatter 〇/ rain
against the window 雨点打在窗卢上的
囉啪声◊ a spattering 〇/ Wood 点点血逯◊仿gwraf/Ve) a spatter
o/app〖ause稀稀落落的掌声
spat-ula
/'spaetjala/
noun 1 a tool with a broad flat
blade used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and painting (烹饪、油漆等活动中用以调# 或涂敷的）铲，刮勺，抹刀，刮刀一picture o KITCHEN, laboratory 2 {especially NAm£) = fish slice 3 (BrB) (NAmE 'tongue depressor) a thin flat instrument
that doctors use for pressing the tongue down when they are examining sb’s
throat 压舌板
spawn
/spo:n/
verb,
noun
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verfc 1 [V，VN] (of fish, frogs, etc•鱼、蛙等）to lay eggs 产卵 2
[VN] (often i//sfl/3/?/-〇w’ng) to cause stli to
develop or be produced 引发；引起；导致；造成：I7ie band’s aZbiim
spawned a string 〇/ hit singes.这支乐队的专辑繁
衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
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noun [U] a soft substance containing the eggs of fish, frogs etc.(鱼、蛙等的）卵一see also frogspawn
spay /spei/ verfc [VN] 厂术语）to remove the
ovaries of a female animal, to prevent it from
breeding切除雌兽的卵巢；劁（雌兽）：Have you had your cat spayed? #的母猫劁了没有？
spaza
/'spaiza/
noun {SAfrB) a small shop/store
that sb operates from their home, selling food, drinks, cigarettes, etc. to
local people, especially in a town- SHIP
(尤指黑人城镇的）家庭杂备店，街头小店
Speak
/spi:k/
verb (spoke /spauk; NAmE spouk/, spoken /'spaukan; NAmE 'spouV)
►
HAVE
CONVERSATION 夂谈 1
[V]〜（to sb) (about sth/sb) I 〜（with sb) (about sth/sb) to talk to sb about
sth; to have
a conversation with sb 谈；谈话；交谈：I've spoken to the manager about it.那丨牛事我已经经理谈M 了。◊ The President refused to speak to the
waiting journalists. 总统拒绝同等候的记者讲话。◊ (espec/fl//y /VAm£) Can Jspeafc with you/or a minute?我能跟你谈一会儿吗？： ◊
'Can
I speak to Susan?'
'Speaking/
at the beginning of a telephone conversation)请让苏珊接电话好吗？. ” “我就喜。you know him?’ ‘Wot to
speafc to.’ (=only by sight) ■“你认识他吗？ “没说过话。” ◊ her in t/ie street but. we
didn’t speafc.我在街上看见
她了，但我们没有谈话。
2
USE VOICE 说话 2 [V] to
use your voice to say sth 说话；
讲话：He can’t speafc because 〇/ a throat ir^ectfon:也嗓 宇发炎不能说话。◊刊ease speafc more siowiy.请讲慢
◊
Mthout speafcfng, she stood up and went out.她 没有说话，站起身来走了出去。◊ He speaks with a strange accent.他说话的 口音很特别。◊ She has a beau- tiyw speaking voice.她话的音很!I。
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MENTION/DESCRIBE 提起讲述 3
[V] ~ of/about sth/sb to mention or describe sth/sb 提起；扭述：She still speaks about him with great
direction.说g他来她依旧一往情
深。◊ Mmesses spofce 〇/ a great baH o//!ame.目■击者都 * 到有个大.火球。◊ Speaking 〇/ traveHfn^ (= referring
back to a subject just mentioned), are
you going anywhere
exciting this year?说到旅游，你今每要去什么
好玩的地方吗？
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A LANGUAGE 语「1 4 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses'不.用于进行时）to be able'to
use a particular language 各说，会讲（某种语■言 >:to speak severed Zanguages
会讲几种语言◊ to speafc a
htrfe Urdu 会说一
点乌尔都语◊ Do you speafc
Engiis/i?你会说英语吗？ 5
to use a particular language to express yourself 用（某种 语言）说话：[VN] Whaf Zangua^e is it
they’re speaking? 他们讲命是什么语？ ◊
[V] Wouid you pre/er fn/ we spofce in German?我们用德语讲好吗？
►■^SPEAKING
讲…语 6 (in adjectives 构成形容词）speaking the language mentioned 讲….语.的：French-speaking
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-SPEAK …行:话 7 (in nouns 构成名词）（/n/omw/，often disapproving) the language or jargon of a particular group,
organization or subject …行话；…语言.： computerspeafc计算机语言◊ eurospea[政盟语言
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MAKE SPEECH 发“讲话 8 [V，usually +flf/v./prep.] to make a speech to an audience
发言；演说；演讲：to speak in pubiic公开演讲◊ to speak cm the
radio.在电台上讲话◊ to speafc at a
con/erence 在会上发言◊■Pro/essor
Wikon was invited to speak about the results of
his research. 尔逊教授获邀就自己的研究成果发言。◊ She spofce in /avour 〇/ the new tax•她发表演说，，支持新税。◊ He has a number of speaking engagements this week.
期安排了几次演讲。
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5八丫^了六了£说；讲述9[\^]1：0 837〇151316 5111说；讲述：
She
was deariy speafcfn^the truth.她讲的显.是—情。
◊ He spofce the/inaZ words. £»/ the
pZay•居ij 丰最蓓的台:_是
他说的。—see also spoken
be on 'speaking terms
(with sb) | be 'speaking
(to sb) to be willing to be polite or friendly
towards sb, especially after an argument (与某A )和好如初，和睦
相处：She's not been on speaking terms with her
uncle /or
years.多年来她跟她叔叔一直不说话。◊ Are they speaking to
each other again yet?他们俩和好了 没肴？ 'generally，‘ ’.broadly， .rpughly， ' relatively, etc.
speaking used
to show that what you are saying is true in a general, etc. way总的、一般、粗略、相对#说来： Generally speaking,
the more you pay, the more you get. 一般来说，花钱多，买的东西就多。orherear^broadZy speafci'ng, two ways 〇/doing
this.大致说来，做这件事# M种方fe。◊ PersonaHy speafci’n^ J’ve
aiways pre/erred JtaHcm/ood就我个人来讲，我总是偏爱意大利菜。no .../ nothing to
'speak of such
a small amount that it is not worth mentioning 不值一提；微不足道：TheyVe got no 介iends to speak 〇/•他们& —个if象样的朋友。◊ She’s saved a little money
but nothing to speak of.
钱，不过数目不值一提。.so
to Speak used
to empha- size that you are expressing sth in an unusual or amusing way 可以说；可谓：They were all very similar. AH cut/rom the same
doth, so to speafc.他们都十分相