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 — 動詞
- 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
濺落；濺灑
液體成小滴散落四處
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.
Christopher 撞到了小鍋，番茄醬一下子濺得爐台上都是。
liquid + spattered + across + surface
Mud spattered onto Antonia's white socks as the bus pulled away.
公車開走時，泥水濺到了 Antonia 的白襪上。
The frying oil began to spatter when Nadia dropped in wet mushrooms.
Nadia 把潮溼的蘑菇下鍋後，鍋裡的油開始劈啪濺開。
A passing truck spattered the shop window with rainwater from the curb.
一輛經過的卡車把路邊的雨水濺灑到店面櫥窗上。
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 — 名詞
- spattersingular
- spattersplural
1. tiny drops or marks left behind after liquid flies out and lands in a scattered
濺點；濺漬
濺灑後留下的小滴或污點
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.
天花板施工後，Christopher 的眼鏡上沾滿了細小的油漆濺點。
plural noun: many small marks
Antonia scrubbed the brown spatter off the kitchen tiles before dinner.
Antonia 在晚餐前把廚房磁磚上的褐色濺漬刷掉了。
spatter off + surface
There was a dark spatter on the recipe card beside the mixer.
攪拌機旁的食譜卡上有一塊深色的濺漬。
Omar noticed coffee spatter on the report after the meeting ended.
會議結束後，Omar 發現報告上有咖啡濺點。
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.
劈啪濺聲
液體零碎濺落時的聲音
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.
我們可以聽見雨點打在陽台屋頂上的細碎濺聲。
the spatter of + liquid
The kitchen went quiet except for the spatter from the frying pan.
廚房突然安靜下來，只剩煎鍋傳出的劈啪濺聲。
spatter from + source
Amira fell asleep to the gentle spatter of water against the tent.
Amira 聽著水打在帳篷上的柔和濺聲睡著了。
The spatter of grease on the grill warned Omar to step back.
烤架上油脂的劈啪濺聲提醒 Omar 往後退一步。
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.