spill

noun

1. a sudden drop from an upright position

e.g. he had a nasty spill on the ice

Synonym: tumblefall

2. the act of allowing a fluid to escape

Synonym: spillagerelease

3. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

Synonym: spillwaywasteweir

4. liquid that is spilled

e.g. clean up the spills

spill的解释

verb

1. reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

2. reveal information

e.g. If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
The former employee spilled all the details

Synonym: talk

3. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

e.g. spill the beans all over the table

Synonym: sheddisgorge

4. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

e.g. shed tears
spill blood
God shed His grace on Thee

Synonym: shedpour forth

5. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

e.g. spill the milk
splatter water

Synonym: slopsplatter

6. flow, run or fall out and become lost

e.g. The milk spilled across the floor
The wine spilled onto the table

Synonym: run out

1. (使)溢出;(使)泼出;(使)洒出
If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.

e.g. 70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker...
7 万吨油从油轮中溢了出来。
e.g. ...water behind a dam, getting ready to spill over...
大坝里的水随时都会溢出来

2. 溢出量;溢出物
A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.

e.g. She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter...
她把洒出来的奶昔从柜台上擦掉。
e.g. An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
溢出的油对野生动物来说可能是毁灭性的。

3. (使)(袋子、盒子等中盛放的东西)洒出，涌出
If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface.

e.g. A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents...
有几只袋子裂开了，里面的东西撒了出来。
e.g. He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.
他仔细地把小背包放好，不让里面的东西掉到地板上。

4. 蜂拥而出
If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers.

e.g. Tears began to spill out of the boy's eyes...
男孩的眼泪开始夺眶而出。
e.g. When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from classrooms.
当铃声响起时，1,000 多名孩子从教室里涌了出来。

5. （使）(光线)透进，洒落
If light spills or is spilled into a place, it shines brightly into it, usually through a gap.

spill

e.g. She noticed the light spilling under Brian's door...
她注意到布莱恩门底下透出的光。
e.g. The door swung open again, spilling light into the cell.
门再次打开了，光照亮了小屋。

6. 杀死;弄伤
If you spill someone's blood, you kill them or wound them.

spill

e.g. He is prepared to spill the blood of a million people...
他准备杀掉100万人。
e.g. If blood is spilled the countries will be at war.
如果出现伤亡，这些国家就会进入交战状态。

7. to spill the beans -> see bean
thrills and spills -> see thrill

相关词组：spill out

1. 溢出; 溢漏; 撒：spike加示踪剂 | spill溢出;溢漏;撒 | spill cleanup activities溢漏污染物的清除活动