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verb [VN] 1 to copy
a film/movie, television pro
gramme, etc. in an amusing
way by exaggerating its main features @
^ ) : It is a
movie that spoofs other
movies.
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2
to send an email that appears to come from sb else’s email address ( UfiHteAEfeSPi&M: ) e&W; Someone has been
spoofing my address. # A-l[& Sflmift ffefllX ► spoofing noun [U] spook /spu:k/ noun, verb
a noun {informal) 1 a ghost M : a castle haunted by spooks
|<il % (ft M ts 2 (especially NAmE) a spy |e] if; # X: a CIA spook *
Afjf mM#X a verb (informal, especially NAmE) to frighten a person
or an animal; to become frightened tfF; jfjf; : [VN] [usually passive] We
were spooked by the strange noises and lights. o [VJ The
horse spooked at the siren. —B|rJ , 7 „
spooky /'spuiki/
adj. (spook-ier,
spooki-est) You
can also use more spooky
and most spooky. Tff of more spooky most spooky „ (informal) strange and
frightening Iff Aft;
Pfii&Bj'tfrft OTA creepy: a spooky old house Pfi ft 7 0 I was
just thinking about her when she phoned. Spooky! Mffc
spool /spu:l/
noun, verb
a noun {especially
NAmE) = reel n.{ 1): a
spool of thread
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m verb [VN +adv./prep.] 1 to wind sth onto
or off a spool
As-) 2[vn, vi
{computing if) to move data and
store it for a short time, for example on a disk, especially before it is
printed m*ji ()
Spoon
Ot* /spurn/ noun, verb
» noun 1 a tool that has a handle with a shallow
bowl at the end, used for stirring, serving and eating food A]; J|k;
MM: a soup spoon % ffc o a wooden spoon A Xl — picture & cutlery — see also dessertspoon,
GREASY SPOON, TABLESPOON, TEASPOON 2 = SPOONFUL ITCI71 see born v.
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verb [VN +adv./prep.] to lift and move food
with a spoon
7l
S : She spooned the sauce over the chicken pieces.
spoon-bill /'spurnbil/
noun a large bird with long
legs, a long neck and a beak that is wide and flat at the end
flit
spoon
er ism /'spurnarizam/
noun a mistake in which you
change around the first sounds of two words by mistake when saying them, often
with a humorous result, for example well-boiled icicle for well-oiled bicycle
tr#i£g (
ft ) nhlMIfll Named after W.A.
Spooner (1844- 1930), the head of
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spoon-feed verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (with sth) | ~ sth
to sb
(<disapproving) to teach people sth
in a way that gives them too much help and does not
make them think for themselves If & jf| #M: The students here do
not expect to be
spoon-fed. j&Jlft^X7#I!i$C!0ii^: M o O They had
information spoon-fed to them. #7 ] ft
2 to feed sb,
especially a baby, with a spoon
#1X1 fit ( )
spoonful /'spurnful/
(also spoon)
noun the amount that a
spoon can hold —-*J ( ftJi ) : two spoonfuls of sugar
spoor /spua(r);
NAmE spur/ noun [sing.] a track or smell that a wild
animal leaves as it travels ( jgf # fh M if T
ft ) &j£,
spor ad-i /spa'raedik/ adj. happening only occasionally or at
intervals that are not regular f^XAXft; iHJ^t fb 91 ft; PF^tttft; ®r$r^^ft 033 intermittent: sporadic fighting/gunfire/violence, etc. f
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sporadic outbreaks of the disease IP # ^ ft A M
%. ►
spor- ad-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv. : She attended
lectures only
sporadically. jffe
R
fPl
7 If It if <> 0 Fighting continued
sporadically for two months.
spore /spo:(r)/
noun
{biology
X) one of the very small cells that are produced by some plants and that
develop into new plants IS 7: Ferns, mosses and fungi spread by means of
spores.
RUS&ftL ilillS
7#f«Xo
spor
ran /'spDran;
NAmE 'spoiran; 'spa:-/ noun a flat bag, usually
made of leather or fur, that is worn by men in front of the kilt as part of the Scottish national dress
mm)
Sport
0“w /sport;
NAmE sporrt/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [U] (BrE) {NAmE sports [pi.]) activity that you
do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a
special area and according to fixed rules W is Ifa: There are excellent
facilities for sport and recreation. ^^#ftAW&*:7
i&JiL 0
I’m not interested in sport. 0
the
use of drugs
in sport 2[C]a particular form
of sport ( ^ ) A W is : What’s your favourite
sport? ifcUlMj;®P ‘ Jjfi#
(formal) enjoyment or fun 71®; iflit; lx %; is 7: The comments were only
made in sport. IP^i$RX^J^ 0 to make sport of {= to joke about) sb/sth JF ® A / ¥ W lx % 5 [C] (biology X) a plant or an
animal that is different in a
noticeable way from its usual type be a (good) 'sport
(informal) to be generous,
cheerful and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation ( ) JFlUA
It, : She’s a good sport. „ 0 Go on,
be a sport {= used when asking sb to
help you). A A
A,
m verb 1 [VN] to have or wear
sth in a proud way M WM', ECEIwear: to sport a beard
I
f t ^ 7 O She was sporting a
T-shirt with the
company’s logo on it. ii&WT — T
it
,
X Jjk
MMo 2
[V +adv./prep.] {literary) to play in a happy and
lively way
sport ing /'spoitiq; NAmE ’spoirtir)/ adj. 1 [only before noun]
connected with sports W kl (ft : a major sporting event — 0 a range of sporting
activities — %. f\\ A W rfo O His main sporting
interests are golf and tennis.
o {NAmE) a store selling
sporting goods n” frA® /tf 2 (especially BrE) fair and generous in
your treatment of other people, especially in a game or sport E22 unsporting ► sportingly adv. : He sportingly agreed to play the
point again. Rlcip—K1 a .sporting
chance a
reasonable chance of success
'sports bar noun a bar where you can
watch sports on television while drinking igzAMHB (
tmm)
'sports car {US also sport car) noun a low fast car, often
with a roof that can be folded back ( 7# MSS^pJifi^ ) —picture e> page Ri
sports-cast /'spo:tska:st;
NAmE 'spoirtskaest/ noun {NAmE) a television or radio
broadcast of sports news or a sports event ( )
'AWT'S
sports-cast er /'spo:tska:sta(r); NAmE 'spoirtskaestar/ noun {NAmE) a person who introduces
and presents a sportscast ( i&rItW
'sports centre noun {BrE) a building where the
public can go to play many different kinds of sports, swim, etc.