1 (used especially about a liquid) to accidentally come out of a container; to make a liquid, etc do this (尤指液体)(使)溢出,流出,洒出,泼出:
The bag split, and sugar spilled everywhere.袋子裂开了,糖洒得到处都是。Some water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor.水从桶里溢到地板上。I've spilt some coffee on the desk.我把咖啡泼在办公桌上。
2 [I] spill out, over, into, etc to come out of a place suddenly and go in different directions (从某处)涌出并四散而去:
The train stopped and everyone spilled out.火车停了下来,大家都涌下车。
spillnoun [C]:
Many seabirds died as a result of the oil spill.泄漏的原油造成许多海鸟死亡。
spill the beans(informal 非正式) to tell a person about sth that should be a secret 泄露秘密
spill/spIl; spIl/v past tense and past participle spilt /spIlt; spIlt/especially BrE 【尤英】; spilled especially AmE 【尤美】1 [I,T] if a liquid spills or if you spill it, it flows over the edge of a container by accident [→ pour](使)泼洒﹐(使)溅出﹐(使)溢出: spill (sth) on/over sth I spilled coffee on my shirt. 我把咖啡洒到衬衫上了。+out Some water had spilled out onto the floor. 一些水洒到地板上了。2 [I] if people spill out of a place, a lot of them leave at the same time [ pour ] 〔人〕涌出﹐蜂拥而出: +out/onto/into etc The doors opened and people spilled out into the street. 门开了﹐人们涌到街上。3 spill the beansinformal to tell something that other people wanted you to keep secret【非正式】泄漏秘密﹐走露风声 —spill n [C]: a huge oil spill in the Atlantic 大西洋上一个严重的溢油事件spill over phr v if a problem spills over, it begins to affect other places, people etc〔问题或坏情况〕蔓延﹐扩散: +into There's a danger that the fighting will spill over into other countries. 战争有蔓延到其他国家的危险。
spillspillspillsspilledspiltspillingverb (spills, spilling, spiltor spilled/, has spiltor has spilled)If you spill a liquid, it flows out of something by accident: I've spilt my coffee!