spick /spik/ adj. IRB1 ,spick and .span (also ,spic and ’span) {not usually before noun] neat and clean 整洁.干 净；清清爽爽：Thei’r /zouse is always spicfc and span•他 们_家总是收拾得清清爽爽。

Spicy CH* /'spaisi/ adj. (spici er, spici-est)

1 (of food 食物）having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it加有声:料的；用香料调味的 hot 2 (/•/i/ormd/) (Of a story, piece of news, etc.故 事、新闻等）exciting and slightly shocking 刺激的；粗 ► Spici-ness noun [U]

Spider tHt /'spaid0(r)/ noun a small creature with eight thin legs. Many spiders spin webs (= nets of thin threads) to catch insects for food. 蜘蛛一picture o page R29

'spider monkey noun a S American monkey with very long arms and legs and a long prehensile tail 蝴蛛遍

(栖于南美洲，四肢长，并有长卷尾）一 pictured,page R28

'spiders web (especially Br£) (also 'spider web espe­cially in NAmE) [also web) noun a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects 蝴蛛网：(figurative) to be caught in a spider’s web o/con_/iisi(m 陷入运乱不堪的 局面一see also cobweb

spi-dery /'spaidari/ adj. long and thin, like the legs of a spider (像蜘蛛腿一样）细长的：spidery月ngers修长的 手指◊:印idery writing (= consisting of thin lines, that are not very clear)细长而不易辨认的笔画 spied pt, pp of spy

spiel /Jpi:l; spill/ noun (informal, usually disapproving) a long speech that sb has used many times, that is intended to persuade you to believe sth or buy sth 油嘴 g舌的游说；一长串招徕生意的套话 spies /spaiz/ noun pi. of spy

spiff /spif/ verb   .spiff up | .spiff sb/sth^'up

{NAmE, informal) to make yourself/sb/sth look neat and apra_ctive把…收拾得整齐漂亮；打扮；装扮 spiffing /'spifii]/ adj. {BrE, old-fashioned, informal) extremely good or pleasant 极好的；■很棒的.Pfm EXCELLENT

spiffy /'spifi/ adj. {NAmE, informal) attractive and fash- iqnable _亮而时髦的

spigot /'spigat/ noun 1 (technical 7ft i^) a device in a tap/faucet that controls the flow of liquid from a container (龙头中的）塞，栓 2 (L/S) any tap/faucet, especially one outdoors (，尤指户外舍）龙式 spike /spaik/ noun, verb

■                  noun 1 [C] a thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal, wood, etc.类状物；尖头；，.尖 刺：a row 〇/ iron spifces on a waH 墙头的一排尖铁◊ Her hair stood up in spifces.她的头发一缕一磕地Mi。一 see also spike heel 2 [C, usually pi.] a metal point attached to the sole of a sports shoe to prevent you from slipping while running (防滑）鞋钉一compare cleat (2) 3 spikes [pl.J shoes fitted with these metal spikes, used for running (赛跑用的）__ 钉鞋：a pair of spikes —

.杯钉鞋 4 [C] a long pointed group of flowers that grow together on a sin幻e stem 穗；穗权花序 5 [C, usually sing.] [informal, especially NAmE) a sudden large increase in sth 猛增；急升：aspifceinofipn’ces油价的急剧上涨

■                  verb 1 [VN] to push a sharp piece of metal, wood, etc. into sb/sth; to injure sth on a sharp point 用尖物朿ij'入 (或扎破’'V BBC! stab 2 〜sth (with sth) to add alcohol,

poison or a drug to sb's drink or food without them knowing在…中偷偷掺入（烈酒、毒芦或毒品）：He ■gave her a cirinfc 印ffced with tranqufHi'zers.:他给了她一 杯偷偷放了镇静剂的饮料。◊ (//gwraf/Ve) Her words were spiked with mdice•她的话暗含恶意。3 [VN] to reject sth that a person has written or said; to prevent sth from happening or being made public 拒绝发表.；阻止…传 播；阻按：The article was spiked for fear of legal action against the newspaper•因担心被起诉讼，报社未发表 那篇文章。4 [V] (espec/fl//y AM/nf) to rise quickly and reach a high value 迅速升德；急剧增值：77ie [7S doHar spiked to a three-month high.美元猛然升值到竺个羽来的 —髙价。spike sb's 'guns (6rE) to spoil the plans of an opponent打乱对手的计划

spiked /’spaikt/ «〇[/•. with one or more._ spikes 有尖刺 的；带打的：spifced running shoes带钉的跑鞋◊ s/iort s^ifced hair 刺猬头

.spike 'heel noun a very thin high heel on a womans shoe; a shoe with such a heel (女式鞋的）细高跟；细 高跟鞋 33E1 STILETTO

spiky hair刺猬喊发型)..

spiky /’spaiki/ <3办 1 having sharp points 有尖刺的： spi办plants，such as cacti带刺的植杨，如仙人掌2 (of hair 立发）sticking straight up from the head 刺猬式的 3 (8r£) (of .people 人} easily annoyed or offended 动辄生 气的；气量小A ► spiki_ness now/i [U] spill /spil/ verb, noun

mverb (spilled, spilled) (BrE also spilt, spilt/spilt/) 1 (espe- cially of liquid 尤邊液体）to flow over the edge of a container by accident; to make liquid do this (使）洒 出，泼出，溢出：[V] Water had spi’Heci out 0/ t/ie bucfcet onto the /[oor.桶里 水洒出来了，洒了 一地。◊ [VN] He starrted Zier ami made her spiH /ier drfnfc•她让他吓了一 跳，把饮料|^.两'了# 〇 Thousands’o/^rifortsi'o/CTiiileyiZ were spfHecHnto the ocean.成千上万加仑的原油泄漏，流 进了—洋。2 [V +fl6/v./(prep.] (Qf people 人）to come out of a place in large numbers and spread out 涌出；蜂拥 而出：TTie doors opened and peopZe Sp出ed fnto t/ie street•门开了，人们涌上街道。◊ (figurative) Light spilled 介om the wi’ndom.町光从窗口照射出禾？ IT»TB1 spill the 'beans (informaf) to tell sb sth that should be kept secret or private 泄露秘密；说漏嘴 spill (sb’sVblood (formal or literary) to kill or wound people     伤

.害；杀充 spHI your ’guts (to sb) (AMmf，/’/i/ormfl/) to tell sb everything you know or feel about sth, because you are upset (尚某人）倾诉心里话_more at cry v.

spill sth^'out I spill out to tell sb all about a problem etc. very quickly; to come out quickly 倾诉； 涌出：Has sh'e been spilling out her troubles to』you again?她是不是又向你.诉苦了？ ◊ When he started to speafc, the wordsjustsp^ed out.他一开口就滔滔不.绝l。 .spill 'over (into sth) 1 to fill a container and go over the edge 溢 ij; 漫出：She filled the glass so full that the water spiHed oven化往杯手里倒水倒得太满，都溢出来 ' T 〇 〇 (figurative) Her emotions suddenly spilled over. M 突然就S制不住B的感情了。2 to start in one area and then affect qtherareas 波及：Unrest has spilt over into areas outside the city.益乱已经波及城市邊周边地 IX〇 — related noun overspill, spillover • noun 1 (also formal spill-age) [c； 11] an act of letting a liquid come or fall out of a container; the amount of liquid that comes or falls out 洒出（量）.;；泼出 (量 > ;溢出丨 4：);泄漏（量）：Many seabirds died as a resist 〇/ the ofZ spfH. i年多海鸟死于这汝石油泄漏。◊ J wiped up the cojSfee spi7k on the tabZe.我把洒#桌上的 咖_擦掉。2 [C】a long match，or a thin piece of twisted paper, used for lighting fires，oil lamps, etc.?('点火用 的)i梗火柴，.纸捻 3 [C，usually sing.] a fall，especially from a bicycle or a boat (尤指从自行隹或船上）摔下， 跌落：to tafce a 扣iH (骑幸 V摔一较  see thrill n.

spill-age /'spilid3/ /iow/i [U, C] (formal) = spill /?.(1)： Put the bottie in apZasric bag in case o/spfHage.把 子装在 -料1袋_里，以免洒得到处都是。 spilli-kins /'spilikinz/ (Br£) {NAmE jack-straw) noun [U] a game in which you remove a small stick from a pile, without moving any of the other sticks 挑棒游戏（g匕出 一堆小棒中的—根而不触动其他的小棒1