squirt
squirt — 動詞
1. to make a liquid come out of a tiny hole quickly in a thin jet
噴出
從細孔快速射出液體
to make a liquid come out of a tiny hole quickly in a thin jet
Henry squirted dish soap into the sink and turned on the hot water.
Henry 將洗碗精噴進水槽裡，然後打開熱水。
transitive: squirt + liquid + into + container
Daichi squeezed the orange too hard, and juice squirted all over the counter.
Daichi 把那顆柳丁擠得太用力，果汁噴得到處都是。
intransitive: liquid squirts out unintentionally
Tara filled the water pistol and squirted a thin stream at the wooden fence.
Tara 裝滿水槍，朝著木柵欄噴出一道細細的水流。
A thick black liquid squirted out of the broken pipe in the basement.
地下室破掉的水管噴出一股黑色的黏稠液體。
Gabriela squirted ketchup onto her little brother's hot dog at the barbecue.
Gabriela 在烤肉時把番茄醬噴到她弟弟的熱狗上。
文法句型
squirt + liquid + into/onto + container
squirt + out
用法筆記
Frequently used with an adverb or prepositional phrase showing the direction of the liquid (out, into, onto, all over).
常見錯誤
2. to aim a stream of liquid at someone or something, getting them wet
噴射
用液體噴射某人或某物
to aim a stream of liquid at someone or something, getting them wet
Baraka squirted his cousin with water from a toy dolphin at the pool.
Baraka 在游泳池用一隻玩具海豚朝表弟噴水。
transitive: squirt + person + with + liquid
The cook squirted the hot frying pan with oil before adding the eggs.
廚師在煎鍋上噴了些油，才開始打蛋。
Eliska laughed and squirted a stream of water at the dusty car window.
Eliska 笑著朝髒兮兮的車窗噴出一道水柱。
The children squealed when their uncle squirted them with the spray bottle.
孩子們被叔叔拿噴霧瓶噴水時，高興得尖叫起來。
Eitan squirted the rose bushes with soapy water to keep the insects away.
Eitan 往玫瑰叢上噴了肥皂水，防止蟲子靠近。
文法句型
squirt + somebody/something + with + liquid
squirt + liquid + at + target
用法筆記
The target is always a person, animal, or object that gets hit by the stream. The instrument (bottle, hose, lemon) is often mentioned with the preposition 'with'.
常見錯誤
squirt — 名詞
1. a fast jet of liquid produced when a liquid is forced from a small hole
細流
從細孔噴出的少量液體
a fast jet of liquid produced when a liquid is forced from a small hole
A squirt of lemon juice made the salad taste much brighter.
擠一點檸檬汁讓沙拉的味道清爽許多。
collocation: a squirt of [liquid]
Anong added a squirt of hand soap to the basin before washing the dishes.
Anong 在洗手盆裡加了點洗手乳，然後打開熱水。
Chidi gave the dry plant a quick squirt of water from his spray bottle.
Chidi 用噴霧瓶對著枯乾的植物噴了幾下水。
A small squirt of oil stopped the rusty hinge from squeaking.
在生鏽的鉸鏈上噴一點油，就不會吱吱作響了。
Maeve wiped a squirt of ketchup off the table with a paper towel.
Maeve 用紙巾把桌上的一小坨番茄醬擦掉。
文法句型
a squirt of + liquid
用法筆記
Frequently used in recipes and household instructions to indicate a small, imprecise amount (a squirt of oil, a squirt of lemon).
2. an insulting word for a young person who behaves rudely or without proper respec
小鬼
沒禮貌或討人厭的年輕人
an insulting word for a young person who behaves rudely or without proper respect
The old gardener shouted at the little squirt who had stepped on his flowers.
老園丁對著那個踩到他花圃的小鬼大喊。
informal: used as an insult for a young person
Some rude squirt threw popcorn at the back of my head during the film.
電影放映時，有個沒禮貌的小鬼把爆米花丟到我後腦勺。
An angry neighbour complained that a squirt had kicked a ball through her window.
一位生氣鄰居抱怨有個小鬼把球踢破了她家的窗戶。
The manager told the mouthy squirt to leave the shop and not come back.
店長叫那個滿嘴髒話的小鬼離開商店，不准再回來。
A couple of young squirts were spray-painting graffiti on the empty building.
有幾個年輕小痞子在空屋的外牆上噴漆塗鴉。
- brat
similar register and insulting tone, also focuses on bad behaviour
- whippersnapper
old-fashioned, humorous, less harsh insult for a young person
用法筆記
Strongly informal and insulting. Used to express anger or annoyance at a young person's behaviour, never as a neutral description of age. Often preceded by 'little' or 'young'.