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slop

/ˈslɑːp/ American
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  • v. 溅出, 洒出
  • n. 泥浆, 污水
  • n. 滥情作品, 煽情作品
Definition
  • v. to spill or splash out of a container
  • n. thin mud, or waste liquid such as dirty water
  • n. cheap, sentimental, or overly emotional writing, art, or music
Example
He spilled a slop of soup all over the table.
他把一摊汤洒得满桌都是。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: liquid accidentally spilling out (verb).

比较义项:液体意外洒出、溢出(动词)。

  • spill

    The neutral, most common word for liquid accidentally escaping a container; works for any amount, from a few drops to a full spill, and carries no extra sense of force or noise.

    最中性、最常用的说法,指液体意外从容器中洒出;无论是几滴还是整杯洒出都适用,不额外带有用力或声响的意味。

    Try not to spill your milk when you pour it into the glass.

    把牛奶倒进杯子时,小心不要洒出来。

  • splatter

    Stresses liquid scattering forcefully in messy drops or splashes across a surface, often making noise; used for paint, mud, or blood as much as drinks, and less tied to a container tipping.

    强调液体用力四溅、以杂乱的水滴或飞溅形式散落在表面上,常伴有声响;除了饮品,也常用于油漆、泥浆或血迹,且不一定与容器倾倒有关。

    Mud splattered up the back of her jeans as she ran through puddles.

    她跑过水坑时,泥点溅到了她牛仔裤的背面。

  • slop 本词

    An informal, homely word for liquid sloshing or splashing over the rim of a container, usually because it's overfull or being carried unsteadily; common with soup, water or slop buckets.

    口语化、带家常意味的说法,指液体因容器太满或搬运不稳而从边缘晃出或溅出;常用于汤、水或泔水桶等场合。

    Carrying the bucket up the stairs, he slopped water all over the floor.

    他把水桶提上楼梯时,水溅得满地都是。

Spill, splatter, and slop all mean liquid escaping accidentally. Spill is the neutral, most common word for any amount. Splatter means liquid scattering in messy drops, like paint or mud. Slop is informal: liquid sloshing over a container's rim when it is too full.

这三个词都表示液体意外洒出或溢出,但语气和场合不同:spill最中性常用,splatter强调用力四溅、发出声响、落在物体表面,slop则是口语化说法,指液体因晃动或装得太满而从容器边缘洒出。