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V-ERG
喷出;涌出
If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force.
例句
He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames...
原来的锅炉开始往外喷火苗后他便换了个新的。
The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air...
主广场有个喷泉，能将水喷射至 40 英尺高的空中。
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N-COUNT
(迅速喷出的)液流，水柱
A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.
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VERB
喋喋不休地说;夸夸其谈
If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.
例句
He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team.
他根本不了解苏格兰橄榄球队，却在自己的专栏上对其大加抨击。
You're the kind of person who affiliates himself with the kind of crap they spout.
你这种人就会去附和他们的那些废话。
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N-COUNT
容器嘴;喷嘴;喷口
A spout is a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily.
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PHRASE
错误的;出问题的
If you say that something is up the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer working.
例句
If you only take a sample then all the statistics are up the spout.
如果你只采集了一个样本，那么所有的数据就有问题了。