spat

Word family

spat1 /spæt/

x-refthe past tense and past participle of spit1 spit¹ 的过去式和过去分词

spat2 noun [countableC]

1 informalARGUE a short unimportant quarrel 口角，小争吵

a marital spat

夫妻间的口角

2. spats [plural]DCC special pieces of cloth that fasten with buttons on top of a man’s shoes, worn in the past 〔旧时男子穿的〕鞋罩，鞋套

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spat• This is all a spat between Fidel and that one over there.• The girls were having a spat in the back of the car over who got to use the armrest.• Fritz Juventi from the Valenzuela Perseverance, looking not a day older in his tricorn and spats.• More and more, we are drawn to the divisive spat at the expense of the thoughtful insight.• It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last.• Walter said what happened between him and Marian was just a lovers' spat.• That evening Uncle Allen bought a pair of spats and put $ 5 down on a black overcoat with a velvet collar.• Hell, we still have our spats.• The clash is expected to be resolved via government pressure and the spat is more sound than substance, say analysts.

Origin spat2

1. (1800-1900) Perhaps from the sound of a blow.

2. (1800-1900) spatterdash “spat” ((17-20 centuries)), from spatter + dash

spat1spat2 noun

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