spew
spew — verb
- spewpresent simple I / you / we / they
- spewshe / she / it
- spewedpast simple
- spewing-ing form
1. to come out in a fast, forceful stream of liquid, gas, smoke, or small particles
to come out in a fast, forceful stream of liquid, gas, smoke, or small particles — or to cause something to come out this way. Often used figuratively for strong emotions, insults, or streams of words.
Black smoke spewed from the factory chimney all morning, coating the whole street with ash.
intransitive: spew from + source
The broken hydrant spewed water ten feet into the air before the crew shut it off.
Dmitri's old radiator spewed steam into the kitchen every time he turned the heating on.
At the town hall meeting, Mei-Lin spewed angry complaints that silenced the room.
The volcano on the island spewed lava for three days straight before the evacuation order came.
文法句型
spew from/out of something
spew + noun phrase + over/into/from something
用法筆記
This sense often describes unwanted or excessive flow — polluted smoke, leaking chemicals, or uncontrolled emotional outbursts. The subject can be either the source (The chimney spewed smoke) or the substance itself (Smoke spewed from the chimney).
常見錯誤
2. to bring the contents of your stomach up and out through your mouth, usually bec
to bring the contents of your stomach up and out through your mouth, usually because you are sick or disgusted
The baby spewed milk all over his mother's clean shirt right after the feeding.
transitive: spew + object + all over
Olu barely reached the bathroom before he spewed up the bad sushi from lunch.
spew up + object
Little Hina spewed into a bag during the long car ride through the mountains.
Tariq's dog spewed on the carpet after eating trash from the kitchen bin.
文法句型
spew (on/over something)
spew up + noun phrase
用法筆記
Less common than 'puke' or 'throw up' for describing vomiting. In informal American speech, people usually say 'puke' or 'throw up' instead. 'Spew' is more vivid and suggests a larger, faster amount of vomit.
常見錯誤
spew — noun
1. the food, liquid, and other contents of the stomach that have been forced up and
the food, liquid, and other contents of the stomach that have been forced up and out through the mouth
The janitor mopped a puddle of spew from the hall before the next class started.
collocation: puddle of spew
Wei stepped in wet dog spew near the curb and quickly wiped his shoe on the grass.
The vet asked if the spew contained pieces of the toy the puppy had swallowed.
The cat left a pile of spew on the kitchen mat, and Sofia cleaned it with paper towels.
文法句型
a pool/puddle of spew
clean up spew
用法筆記
Uncountable — never 'a spew' or 'spews' for this sense. Much less common than 'vomit' or 'puke' as a noun. Used mostly in informal, vivid descriptions rather than medical or neutral writing.
常見錯誤
2. an unwanted substance that has leaked, flowed, or been pushed out of a pipe, con
an unwanted substance that has leaked, flowed, or been pushed out of a pipe, container, or machine under pressure
The broken pipe left a trail of oily spew along the drainage ditch by the road.
industrial context: oily spew from pipe
Chemical spew was found leaking from a crack in an old steel tank near the river.
Workers sealed the leak and collected the oily spew in barrels for disposal.
The factory was fined for allowing chemical spew to drain into the city storm drains.
文法句型
spew from/out of [something]
用法筆記
Very rare and technical. You are far more likely to hear or read 'spew' as a verb. When used as a noun in this sense, it usually appears in environmental or industrial reports describing unwanted discharge.