slobber
/ˈslɒbə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɑːbər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslä-bər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈslɒb.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɑː.bɚ/ (ame, ipa)
slobber — 動詞
- slobberpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slobbershe / she / it
- slobberedpast simple
- slobbering-ing form
1. to have wet saliva, or bits of food mixed with it, fall messily from your mouth,
流口水
口水或食物從嘴邊滴落
to have wet saliva, or bits of food mixed with it, fall messily from your mouth, usually without meaning to
The big brown dog slobbered all over Anong's clean jeans.
那隻棕色大狗把口水流得 Anong 乾淨的牛仔褲上到處都是。
slobber all over [something]: messy saliva on a surface
The baby slobbered on the wooden spoon while learning to feed himself.
那個寶寶一邊學自己吃飯，一邊在木湯匙上流口水。
slobber on [something]: saliva dripping onto an object
Chidi laughed so hard at dinner that he slobbered soup down his shirt.
Chidi 晚餐時笑得太厲害，把湯流到了襯衫上。
Old bulldogs often slobber a lot when they sleep on the sofa.
老鬥牛犬睡在沙發上時常常流很多口水。
The toddler slobbered happily as Élise wiped his chin with a cloth.
那個小小孩開心地流著口水，Élise 用布幫他擦下巴。
文法句型
slobber over [something]
slobber on [something]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a baby, a dog, or another animal; using it of a healthy adult sounds rude or comic. Often followed by 'on' or 'all over' plus the wet surface.
常見錯誤
slobber — 名詞
1. wet saliva, sometimes with food in it, that has run from a mouth onto a surface
口水
從嘴裡流到表面上的濕口水
wet saliva, sometimes with food in it, that has run from a mouth onto a surface
Hao wiped a long string of slobber off the dog's blanket.
Hao 把一條長長的口水從狗的毯子上擦掉。
string of slobber: a thin running line of saliva
There was sticky slobber all over the baby's plastic toys.
寶寶的塑膠玩具上到處都是黏黏的口水。
slobber all over [surface]
Walid found dried slobber on the corner of his pillow that morning.
Walid 那天早上發現枕頭角落有乾掉的口水。
The puppy left warm slobber on Nila's hand after the treat.
那隻小狗吃完點心後在 Nila 手上留下溫熱的口水。
用法筆記
Uncountable, so never 'a slobber' or 'slobbers'; quantify with 'some slobber', 'a string of slobber', or 'a bit of slobber'. Usually describes saliva left by a baby or animal, not a person.