spill
verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] uk/spɪl/ us/spɪl/ spilled or spilt | spilled or spilt
B1 （使）洒出;（使）流出;（使）溅出;（使）涌出
to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something
I spilled coffee on my silk shirt. 我把咖啡洒到丝绸衬衫上了。
You've spilled something down your tie. 你把什么东西洒在领带上了。
Let's see if I can pour the juice into the glass without spilling it. 来试试看我能不能把果汁倒进玻璃杯里，一点都不洒出来。
He dropped a bag of sugar and it spilled all over the floor. 他把一袋糖掉在地上，撒得地板上到处都是。
Crowds of fans spilled onto the field at the end of the game. 比赛结束时，成群的球迷涌进了球场。
Synonyms: dribble (FLOW SLOWLY)drip flow (MOVE)trickle down, from, out of, etc. something
- More examples
- Don't fill your glass too full or you'll spill it.
- If you funnel the oil into the engine, you're less likely to spill it.
- You've made me spill my drink, you prat!
- The contents of his bag spilled all over the floor.
- Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
Idioms
spill bloodidiom literary 制造流血事件;杀人;伤人
to kill or hurt people
spill the beansidiom 泄漏秘密
to tell people secret information
So who spilled the beans about her affair with David? 那到底是谁把她和戴维的私情抖搂出来的？
spill your gutsidiom US and Australian English informal 倾诉（尤指遭遇的问题）
to tell someone all about yourself, especially your problems
Why do people take part in these shows and spill their guts on camera in front of a studio audience? 为什么人们参加这样的节目，并当着演播室观众的面，对着摄像机倾诉衷肠？
Phrasal verbs
spill out 溢出;流出;洒出;掉出
to flow or fall out of a container
All the shopping had spilled out of my bag. 采购的东西全从我的袋子里掉了出来。
The contents of the truck spilled out across the road. 卡车上装载的东西掉在街上，到处都是。
（人）涌出，蜂拥而出
If people spill out of a place, large numbers of them come out of it.
People were spilling out of the wine bar onto the street. 人们从酒吧里蜂拥而出来到街上。
spill (something) out 倾诉，发泄（情感）
to talk about or express an emotion freely
All his resentment spilled out. 他的怨恨一股脑全都发泄了出来。
I listened quietly as she spilled out all her anger and despair. 我静静地听她倾诉她的愤怒和绝望。
spill over （尤指令人不快地）波及，扩散，影响
If an activity or situation spills over, it begins to affect another situation or group of people, especially in an unpleasant or unwanted way.
I try not to let my work spill over into my life outside the office. 我努力不让我的工作影响到办公室之外的生活。
The conflict threatens to spill over into neighbouring regions. 冲突可能会波及到邻近地区。
延续;延长
to continue for a longer time than expected
The talks between the two leaders look likely to spill over into the weekend. 两位领导人之间的会谈看来很可能会持续到这个周末。
spill
noun [ C ] uk/spɪl/ us/spɪl/
(LIQUID)
洒出量;溢出量
an amount of something that has come out of a container
a fuel spill on the road 路面上的溢油
Could you wipe up that spill, please? 请把那溢出的东西擦干净好吗？
In 1989, there was a massive oil spill in Alaska. 1989年阿拉斯加曾发生过大规模溢油事件。
(POLITICS)
politics Australian English撤职;（政治上因重要人事变动而出现的）职位空缺
an occasion when someone is removed from a position of power in a party or government and replaced
The Premier will keep his job despite backbencher attempts to initiate a spill. 尽管后座议员试图发起撤职动议，总理仍将保住他的位置。
Idiom
take a spillidiom informal （通常指从自行车或马上）摔下，跌下
to fall off something, usually a bicycle or a horse