spat

🇺🇸 /spæt/ 🇬🇧 /spæt/
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noun
R

a brief and petty disagreement

The couple had a spat over who should take out the trash.

这对夫妇因为谁应该倒垃圾而发生了口角。

R

a piece of fabric that was once worn over the top of a shoe to protect the ankle

The vintage suit included a pair of spats that were fashionable in the 1920s.

这款复古西装包括了一双20世纪20年代流行的护腿。

verb
R

to argue or fight in a petty or trivial way

The neighbors spat over the property line dispute for years.

邻居们多年来一直在争辩财产界限问题。

translation

n. 小争执, 鞋罩
v. 小吵小闹

词形变化

Plural spats
Perfect spatted
Past spatted
Progressive spatting
3rd Present spats