spat
gb/spˈæt/ us/spˈæt/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
event
1
A brief, petty quarrel
A small and quick argument between people.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to have a spat with [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spat' with 'spit' due to similar spelling, but 'spat' here means an argument, not ejecting saliva.
คำพ้องความหมาย
quarrel (More general term for an argument; can be longer or more serious.)
|
tiff (Informal term for a light or petty argument.)
คำตรงข้าม
agreement (Represents harmony or consensus, the opposite of a disagreement.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
have a spat
|lover's spat
|petty spat
|family spat
หัวข้อ
relationships
|emotions
|daily life
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- They had a little spat over where to go for dinner.
- The two friends got into a spat about politics.
- It was just a minor spat, and they made up quickly.
- Their spat in the meeting surprised everyone.
- A lover's spat isn't unusual in long relationships.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I had a spat with my brother.
- They had a small spat about the TV show.
- We had a short spat but then we were fine.
- My friends had a spat yesterday.
- She had a spat with her classmate.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
Ejected saliva from the mouth
'Spat' is the past tense of 'spit', meaning you pushed saliva out of your mouth.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] spat [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'spat' as only a noun. In fact, it is also the past form of 'spit'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
expectorated (More formal/medical term for spitting.)
คำตรงข้าม
swallowed (Opposite physical action of keeping saliva inside the mouth.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
spat blood
|spat on the ground
|spat in disgust
หัวข้อ
bodily actions
|body
|health
ตัวอย่าง
- He spat on the sidewalk.
- She spat the medicine into the sink.
- The man spat in disgust when he heard the news.
- They spat blood after the fight.
- I accidentally spat while laughing.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He spat on the ground.
- She spat the food out.
- I spat when I coughed.
- The boy spat in the street.
- She spat after tasting it.
คำนาม
technical
B2
entity
3
A juvenile oyster or shellfish
A very young oyster or shellfish that has just attached to something in the water.
คำพ้องความหมาย
juvenile oyster (Direct descriptive synonym for the early stage of an oyster.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
oyster spat
|collect spat
|spat settlement
หัวข้อ
biology
|fishing
|animals
|nature
|food_drink
ตัวอย่าง
- The farm collects oyster spat in the summer.
- Spat are raised in tanks before being moved to open waters.
- The health of the spat determines future harvests.
- Marine biologists study the survival rate of spat.
- Spat settlement is crucial for oyster farming.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The farm grows oyster spat.
- Spat are baby oysters.
- We saw spat in the water.
- The fishermen collect spat.
- Spat grow into big oysters.
คำนาม
archaic
C1
entity
4
Cloth covering worn over shoes
A small cover worn over shoes to protect them or for fashion, used in the past.
คำพ้องความหมาย
gaiter (Similar protective clothing, but gaiters usually extend higher up the leg.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
white spats
|wear spats
หัวข้อ
clothing
|history
ตัวอย่าง
- The gentleman wore white spats with his suit.
- Spats were fashionable in the early 20th century.
- He polished his shoes and adjusted his spats.
- The costume included a hat and spats.
- Spats are rarely seen outside period dramas.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The man wore white spats.
- Spats were used long ago.
- He put on his spats before going out.
- Spats covered his shoes.
- Spats are not common today.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
spat
IPA
GB/spˈæt/
US/spˈæt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
spat (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (spat)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: spat
- Plural: spat, spats
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
spats
noun
วลีและสำนวน
have a spat with someone
1/hˈæv ə spˈæt wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Engage in a petty quarrel with someone
To have a short and small argument with another person.
ตัวอย่าง
- I had a spat with my coworker this morning.
- She often has spats with her sister over small things.
lover's spat
1/lˈʌvɚz spˈæt/
fixed phrase
A small quarrel between lovers
A short, unimportant argument between people in a romantic relationship.
ตัวอย่าง
- They had a lover's spat but made up quickly.
- A lover's spat is nothing to worry about if you communicate.