spout
verb uk/spaʊt/ us/spaʊt/
(SPEAK)
[ T, I + adv/prep ] disapproving喋喋不休地说，滔滔不绝地说
to speak a lot, in a way that is boring or annoying for other people
He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him! 他滔滔不绝地胡乱吹嘘了一通，人们竟然蠢得相信了他！
I really don't want to listen to Mike spouting on/off all afternoon. 我实在不想听迈克喋喋不休地唠叨整整一下午。
(FLOW)
[ I + adv/prep, T ]喷出，喷射;喷涌出
to flow or send out liquid or flames quickly and with force, in a straight line
Flames spouted (out) from the oil wells. 油井中喷出了火焰。
The gash was spouting blood. 伤口血如泉涌。
spout
noun [ C ] uk/spaʊt/ us/spaʊt/
(OPENING)
（容器的）嘴
a tube-shaped opening that allows liquids to be poured out of a container
(FLOW)
喷水;喷出
a stream of liquid coming out of something with some force
A spout of water shot out of the geyser. 一股水流从间歇泉中喷涌而出。
Idioms
be up the spoutidiom UK slang 怀孕
to be pregnant
up the spoutidiom UK slang 浪费掉的；毁掉的，毁坏的
wasted or spoiled
Peter lost his job so that was our holiday plans up the spout. 彼得丢了工作，我们的度假计划也因此泡汤了。