spills
spills — 動詞
- spillspresent simple I / you / we / they
- spillses3rd person singular
- spillsing-ing form
- spillsedpast simple
1. to accidentally let a liquid or loose substance flow or fall out of its containe
灑出；溢出
液體意外流出或溢過邊緣
to accidentally let a liquid or loose substance flow or fall out of its container onto a surface.
Aaron always spills his coffee when he rushes out the door.
Aaron 趕著出門時總是把咖啡灑出來。
spills + liquid object, by accident
The cracked bucket lets water spill out across the kitchen floor every morning.
那只裂開的水桶每天早上都讓水溢出到廚房地板上。
If you fill the glass too high, the juice spills over the rim.
如果杯子倒太滿，果汁就會從杯緣溢出。
Salma tilted the heavy pot too far and spilled hot soup on the stove.
Salma 把那鍋重重的湯傾斜得太過頭，熱湯灑出來潑到了爐子上。
The overfilled bathtub spills warm water across the bathroom tiles.
放太滿的浴缸把溫水溢到浴室磁磚上。
文法句型
spill + object
something spills + over/onto
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with 'over' (the milk spills over) and marks the surface with 'on' or 'across'.
常見錯誤
2. to tell people a piece of secret information that was meant to stay private.
洩漏；透露
說出本應保密的消息
to tell people a piece of secret information that was meant to stay private.
Eli accidentally spills the surprise party plans to his own sister.
Eli 不小心把驚喜派對的計畫洩漏給自己的妹妹。
spills + secret/plans + to someone
A nervous witness often spills important details to the police by mistake.
緊張的目擊者常常不小心把重要細節透露給警方。
Never tell Ritu a secret, because she spills everything to the whole office.
千萬別告訴 Ritu 秘密，因為她會把所有事情洩漏給整間辦公室。
One careless email spills the company's plans to its biggest rival.
一封不小心寄出的電子郵件把公司的計畫洩漏給最大的競爭對手。
- withhold
keep information back on purpose
文法句型
spill + secret/information
spill + something + to someone
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: the object here is information (a secret, plans, news), never a liquid.
常見錯誤
spills — 名詞
- spillssingular
- spillsesplural
1. a quantity of liquid or other substance that has accidentally escaped from its c
漏出物；外洩
從容器漏出的液體或物質
a quantity of liquid or other substance that has accidentally escaped from its container.
Cleanup crews worked for weeks to clear the oil spills from the bay.
清理人員花了好幾週才清除海灣裡外洩的油污。
oil/fuel + spills (the leaked substance)
Chemical spills from the factory left a sticky mess on the road.
工廠的化學物外洩在路上留下一灘黏稠的髒污。
Sticky spills of syrup covered the counter near the busy coffee machine.
黏稠的糖漿外洩布滿了忙碌咖啡機旁的檯面。
Two fuel spills near the harbor killed dozens of fish last summer.
去年夏天港口附近的兩起燃油外洩害死了數十條魚。
用法筆記
Subject is usually a substance released into the environment — oil, fuel, or chemicals.
2. a single event in which liquid is accidentally tipped or poured out onto a surfa
潑灑；灑落
不小心讓液體流出的舉動
a single event in which liquid is accidentally tipped or poured out onto a surface.
Two clumsy spills of red wine ruined the white tablecloth.
兩次笨拙的潑灑毀了那塊白色桌布。
spills (countable spilling incidents)
Minor spills happen often when small children learn to pour their own milk.
小孩子學著自己倒牛奶時，經常會有小小的灑落。
The clumsy waiter caused three spills during one busy lunch shift.
笨手笨腳的服務生在一個忙碌的午餐時段造成了三次潑灑。
During the toddler's party, three juice spills left sticky marks on the floor.
在小寶寶的派對上，三次果汁灑落在地板上留下了黏黏的痕跡。
- splash
liquid scattering suddenly, often with a sound
用法筆記
Countable here: 'two spills', 'a few spills' — each one a separate spilling event.
3. a sudden vote in which the leaders of a political party must give up their roles
改選；改組
政黨高層職位重新改選
a sudden vote in which the leaders of a political party must give up their roles and stand for election again.
Two leadership spills in a single year shook the ruling party badly.
一年內兩次領導權改選讓執政黨大受打擊。
leadership/party + spill(s) — party politics
Australian voters watched yet another party spill push out their prime minister.
澳洲選民看著又一次政黨改組把總理趕下台。
Reporters gathered outside as the cabinet spill forced several ministers from office.
內閣改組迫使數名部長下台，記者聚集在外頭等候。
Backbenchers threatened a leadership spill unless the unpopular policy was dropped.
後排議員揚言發動領導權改選，除非那項不受歡迎的政策被撤除。
用法筆記
Chiefly Australian politics: a 'spill' is a sudden vote on party leadership positions.