spurt /sp3:t; NAmE sp3:rt/ verb, noun m verb 1 ~ (out) (from sth) (of liquid or flames iX‘)&) to burst
or pour out suddenly; to produce sudden, powerful streams of liquid or flames
ngf-fti; 1 Hi: [V] Blood was spurting from her nose. ifil
/A M # 7 M /R ?B fftL i±}5fc0 O Red and yellow flames
spurted out of the fire, jf* X tit diil & M X o 0 [VN] Her nose was spurting blood. 1101
If Jfi. 0 0 The volcano spurted
clouds of steam and ash high into the air. AdjffilII®$k i#] $ 0
2 [V +adv./prep.] to increase your speed for a
short time to get somewhere faster ( MW if > ;
Wf1!: She spurted past me to get to the
line first, m&m*
m noun 1 an
amount of liquid or flames that comes out of somewhere with great force # f£;
Rft ft (ft A ff: a great spurt of blood — ft iW JfiL 2a sudden
increase in speed, effort, activity or emotion for
a short period of time ( II®, 737 iS53&s5JflS1ff’IKl ) MBtitfc if, A: You’d
better put on a spurt (= hurry up) if you want to finish that work
today. XXTtlXffl
^ 7 jf , S iff 2S1JW - - IE $} o 0 Babies
get very hungry during growth spurts. ^ JL & M W A iM It»
o a sudden spurt of anger iW&A fTSTTCl in 'spurts in
short periods of great activity, powerful
movement, etc., rather than in a steady, continuous way —* if; The water came out of the tap in
spurts.
sput nik /'spAtmk; 'spot-/ noun (from Russian)
a satellite of the type that was
put into space by the
sputtering fireworks nft
jf B|nj 7j fi X 2 to speak quickly
and with difficulty, making soft spitting sounds, because you are angry
or shocked -IMS
Win EEd splutter: [V speech] ‘W-What?’
sputtered Anna. “•ft - ft' A? i7 if iiL [also
VN]
spu tum /'spjuitam/ noun [U] (medical
|£) liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because
of disease ( ) $S: blood in
the sputum spy /spai/ noun, verb
m noun {pi. -ies) a person who tries to get secret information about another
country, organization, or person, especially sb who is employed by a government
or the police |u] If; :
He was denounced as a foreign spy.
0 a
police spy 0 a spy
plane/satellite {= used to watch the activities of the
enemy) I a] if tl / ill Ji 0 Video spy cameras are being used in public
places.
mverb (spies, spying, spied, spied) 1 [V] to
collect secret information about another country, organization or person 7 |hJ it fg M ® M If fE : He
spied for his government for more than ten years, if i$L M A Iff |h] ij| 0 2 [VN] (literary or formal)
to suddenly see or
notice sb/sth If Jl; In the distance we spied
the Pacific for the first time, ft Sift, H A#
PJ T ,spy out the 'land to collect infor
mation before deciding what to do ( if A ) fJlif
If/ft, 'spy on sb/sth to watch sb/sth secretly
BfftiM, MU
( MAntW-'tyj
) : Have you been spying
on me? %M M UBf ftIft W ?* ,spy sth~
out to
get information about sth ft Bft,
7$$if );
spy-glass /'spaiglars; NAmE -glaes/ noun a small telescope AiJUizelt
spy-hole /‘spaihaul; NAmE -houl/ noun a small
hole in a door that you can look through to see who is on the other side before
opening the door ( f ] 7
mwi
spy-mas-ter /'spaima:st9(r); NAmE -maes-/ noun a
person who controls a group of spies fa] iI7JUR
)W A; fa] if
Sq- abbr. (used in written
addresses) Square ( 45 A life fit ) r%: 6
sq (also sq. especially in NAmE)
abbr. (in measurements) square f-A ( ffl )
: 10 sq cm * 10 7-Ml’A
squab-ble /'skwnbl; NAmE 'skwaibl/ verb [V] ~
(with sb) (about/over sth) to argue noisily about sth
that is not very important ( >jf$¥ ) ^-BA bicker-.
My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
@ ff o ► squab-ble noun-.
family squabbles % M A rP #• Vp 0 There were endless
squabbles over who should sit where. W*
o
squad /skwnd; NAmE skwa:d/ noun
[C+sing./pl. v.] 1 a section of a police force that deals
with a particular type of crime ( the
drugs/fraud, etc. squad $ PA. U.W, if % — see
also flying
squad 2 (in sport W S ^) a group of players, runners, etc. from
which a team is chosen for a particular game or match is if] ( it 3k
) [A : the Olympic/national squad JH He
|7t % ft ^ [Sg ; S % (A o They still have not named their
squad for the World Cup qualifier. Ml W
3
a small group of soldiers working or being trained
together ( % [A ) E —see also firing
squad
4
a group of people who have a particular task ( #$fc ii
£ ) /K£l, |A — see also death squad,
hit squad
'squad
car noun a police car
squad-die /'skwndi; NAmE 'skwardi/ noun [BrE, slang) a new soldier; a soldier of low rank
|fr^§7;
squad ron /'skwDdran; NAmE 'skwa:d-/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of military aircraft or ships forming a
section of a military force )
7PA: a bomber/
fighter squadron A'ftAl /
'squadron
leader noun an officer of high rank in the British air force (
squalid /'skwDlid; NAmE 'skwailid/ adj. (disapproving) 1 (of places and living conditions &L0f very
dirty and unpleasant tr[ 14 ; ]1 S BH3 filthy :
squalid housing M ® ^
M 0 squalid, overcrowded
refugee camps 2
(of situations or
activities 'If involving
low moral standards or
dishonest behaviour 6^1; HI W; FS771
sordid : It was a squalid affair
involving prostitutes and drugs.
squall /skwo:l/ noun, verb
a noun a sudden strong and violent wind, often
during rain or snow storms Ml (
)
■
verb [V] (usually used in the progressive
tenses ®#f]7 IS ff W) (disapproving) to cry very loudly and
noisily A squalling kids
squally /'skwoili/ adj. (of weather X H) involving sudden, violent and strong winds ff
££ M M Ml fKj: squally showers
squalor /'skwDla(r); NAmE 'skwail-/ noun [U] dirty and unpleasant conditions M ; ii ii : the
poverty and squalor of the slums ££ R, ® tfr ?)j fl fl/i Eli o He had lost his job and was living in
squalor. A 7 Xfj-', Ti'fffK
squan der /'skwDnd0(r); NAmE 'skwain-/ verb [VN] ~ sth (on sb/sth) to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or
careless way MM , W- flt ( X ik . iff |hJ ^ ) : He squandered all his money on gambling, if
fE i B frW iW
' ;
Sq lick re tHf /skwea(r); NAmE skwer/ adj., noun, verb, adv.
a adj.
►
SHAPE MX 1 {geometry Jiif) having four straight equal
sides and four angles of 90° lEAfl^lW; : a.
square room IE X M W M W — picture o parallelogram 2 forming an angle of 90°
exactly or approximately Jl ^ f
W: The book had rounded, not square, comers, it X # Ji 111 M W , W 7 Ji A ^ o ■ 0 square shoulders 0 He had a firm, square
jaw. ifWTEAXWMSo
►
MEASUREMENT M17 3 used
after a unit of measurement to say that sth measures the same amount on each of
four sides (
) ■•■JaLA^KJ: cl carpet four metres square ®9|C JAl fflti 4 {abbr. sq) used after a number to give
a