- spat
 - [spæt]
 - n. 口角;[动]蚝卵;蚝仔;掌击
vi. 争吵;一巴掌打去
v. 吐口水(spit的过去式) 
参考例子
           - 1.I simply spat my contempt and threw the drug back to the quack .
 - 我愤怒地表示了我的蔑视,把药扔回给那个江湖医生。
 
- 2.An elderly man with a face that was a weather map of his years spat into the fireplace and said.
 - 一位年长的人,他的一张脸就是他岁月的气象图,往火炉里吐口唾沫说。
 
- 3.However, that trend was reversed yesterday as confidence was knocked by a trade spat over Chinese tyre exports involving the US.
 - 不过,随着中国输美轮胎引发的贸易争端打击了人们的信心,这一趋势昨日出现逆转。
 
英文解释
           - n.
 - 1.a quarrel about petty points
 - 2.a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
 - 3.a young oyster or other bivalve
 
- v.
 - 1.come down like raindrops
 - 2.become permanently attached
 - 3.strike with a sound like that of falling rain
 - 4.clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
 - 5.engage in a brief and petty quarrel
 - 6.spawn
 - 7.clap one's hands together
 
网络释义
               - spat
 - 贝苗; 幼壳; 吐唾沫; 拍打;
 
- spat val
 - 空间衑的;
 
- cadmium spat
 - 菱镉矿;
 
- diplomatic spat
 - 外交争论;
 
- spat on
 - 对...表示藐视; 向...吐唾沫;