spitting

基本解释

We must refrain from spitting in public places.
我们绝不可在公共场所吐痰。
Diane talked with the tech, listening to his fear of contagion and fear of my spitting on him, and correcting him about my medical condition and my ability to spit.
黛安娜跟技术员攀谈起来，听他诉说心中的恐惧，如担心被传染，担心我对他吐痰，并纠正他对我身体状况和吐痰能力的认识。
So you see, the West has its own history of spitting, which it took time and effort to eradicate.
你看，西方国家也有他们的吐痰历史，他们付出了时间，付出了努力，才根除了这一陋习。
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The company offered a public apology, donated funds for diversity training, and changed its sign to prohibit the action 'betel nut spitting,' instead of the people.
The men against whom Saint Peter is really spitting his venom are bad pastors in every sense of the word.
圣彼得这个表露出恶意的男人,是通常意义上的低劣的牧师们。
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Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been forced out of someone's mouth.
If someone spits, they force an amount of liquid out of their mouth, often to show hatred or contempt.
to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner
to rain very lightly
If you spit liquid or food somewhere, you force a small amount of it out of your mouth.
A spit is a long rod which is pushed through a piece of meat and hung over an open fire to cook the meat.
the depth of earth cut by a spade a spade's depth
If you say that one person is the spitting image of another, you mean that they look very similar.