spatter
/ˈspætə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [spˈætɚ] /ˈspætər/ (ame, ipa) · [spˈætɚ] /ˈspa-tər How to pronounce spatter (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈspæt.ər/ (bre, ipa) · [spˈætɚ] /ˈspæt̬.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)
spatter — verb
- spatterpresent simple I / you / we / they
- spattershe / she / it
- spatteredpast simple
- spattering-ing form
1. to hit a surface, or make a substance hit it, in many tiny drops that scatter ou
to hit a surface, or make a substance hit it, in many tiny drops that scatter outward.
Christopher knocked the saucepan, and tomato sauce spattered across the stove.
liquid + spattered + across + surface
Mud spattered onto Antonia's white socks as the bus pulled away.
The frying oil began to spatter when Nadia dropped in wet mushrooms.
A passing truck spattered the shop window with rainwater from the curb.
文法句型
liquid + spatters + onto/across + surface
spatter + surface/person + with + liquid
spatter + onto/across + surface
用法筆記
Common with liquids that break into many small drops, such as oil, mud, sauce, or rainwater. The intransitive pattern describes the drops moving outward, while the transitive pattern names the surface or person that gets hit.
spatter — noun
- spattersingular
- spattersplural
1. tiny drops or marks left behind after liquid flies out and lands in a scattered
tiny drops or marks left behind after liquid flies out and lands in a scattered pattern.
Tiny spatters of paint covered Christopher's glasses after the ceiling job.
plural noun: many small marks
Antonia scrubbed the brown spatter off the kitchen tiles before dinner.
spatter off + surface
There was a dark spatter on the recipe card beside the mixer.
Omar noticed coffee spatter on the report after the meeting ended.
文法句型
spatter on + surface
spatter of + substance
用法筆記
Usually refers to the little spots or stains left on a surface after liquid flies out. Unlike noun sense 2, this sense names what you can see, not the sound.
2. a series of quick light sounds made when little drops keep hitting a surface.
a series of quick light sounds made when little drops keep hitting a surface.
We could hear the soft spatter of rain on the balcony roof.
the spatter of + liquid
The kitchen went quiet except for the spatter from the frying pan.
spatter from + source
Amira fell asleep to the gentle spatter of water against the tent.
The spatter of grease on the grill warned Omar to step back.
文法句型
the spatter of + liquid
spatter from + source
用法筆記
Usually singular and often followed by of or from to name the liquid or source. Unlike noun sense 1, this sense is about the quick repeated sound rather than the marks left behind.