词典释义：
a tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured
（盛液体的容器的）嘴
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a teapot with a chipped spout. 壶嘴有缺口的茶壶。
a pipe or trough through which water may be carried away or from which it can flow out
出水管，排水沟。
a sloping trough for conveying something to a lower level; a chute
（由高向低的）运货斜槽，滑槽，滑道。
〈史〉 （当铺中将抵押品传送到存放处的）升降车。
a stream of liquid issuing from somewhere with great force
（急速喷出的）水流，水柱
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the tall spouts of geysers. 间歇性喷泉所喷出的高水柱。
the plume of water vapour ejected from the blowhole of a whale
（鲸鱼从呼吸孔中喷出的）水柱
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the spout of an occasional whale .偶尔游过的鲸鱼喷出的水柱。
send out (liquid) forcibly in a stream
喷出（液体）
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volcanoes spouted ash and lava .火山喷发出火山灰和熔岩。
[no obj., with adverbial](of a liquid)flow out of somewhere in such a way
（液体）喷出
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blood was spouting from the cuts on my hand .鲜血从我手上的伤口涌出来。
(of a whale or dolphin)eject (water vapour and air) through its blowhole
（鲸鱼，海豚）从呼吸孔中喷出水柱。
express (one's views or ideas) in a lengthy, declamatory, and unreflecting way
滔滔不绝地讲，喋喋不休地说
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he was spouting platitudes about our furry friends. 他喋喋不休地讲着有关我们猫儿狗儿朋友的那一套老生常谈。
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put something up the spout Brit. informal, dated pawn something 〈英，非正式，旧〉 典当东西 -
up the spout Brit. informal 〈英，非正式〉１ no longer working or likely to be useful or successful 失效的，报废的；成功无望 -
２ （of a woman） pregnant （女人）怀孕的 -
3 （of a bullet or cartridge） in the barrel of a gun and ready to be fired （子弹，弹药筒）上了膛的
"Middle English （as a verb）： from Middle Dutch
