splash

verb

/splæʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they splash	/splæʃ/ /splæʃ/
he / she / it splashes	/ˈsplæʃɪz/ /ˈsplæʃɪz/
past simple splashed	/splæʃt/ /splæʃt/
past participle splashed	/splæʃt/ /splæʃt/
-ing form splashing	/ˈsplæʃɪŋ/ /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of liquid液体) to fall noisily onto a surface泼洒；哗啦哗啦地溅；噼里啪啦地落
- Water splashed onto the floor.水哗的一声泼洒在地板上。
- Rain splashed against the windows.雨点啪啦啪啦地打在窗户上。
- Big tears ran down her cheeks and splashed onto the paper.大颗大颗的眼泪顺着她的脸颊流下来，溅到了纸上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- happily
- about
- around
- …
preposition
- against
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- be splashed across the front page
- be splashed on the cover
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[transitive] to make somebody/something wet by making water, mud, etc. fall on them/it把（水、泥等）泼在…上，溅在…上；朝…上泼（或溅）
- splash something on/onto/over somebody/something He splashed cold water on his face.他把冷水往脸上泼。
- splash somebody/something with something He splashed his face with cold water.他朝脸上泼冷水。
- My clothes were splashed with mud.我衣服上溅满了泥。
- splash somebody/something Stop splashing me!别溅我了！
- Try not to splash the leaves when you water the plant.给植物浇水时，尽量不要溅到叶子上。
Extra Examples
- Her clean clothes were all splashed with mud.她的干净衣服溅得到处是泥。
- She splashed some petrol onto the wood and set fire to it.她在木柴上泼了些汽油，然后点火。
- She splashed some water onto the stain.她往污渍上泼了点儿水。
- She splashed some water over her boots to clean them.擦靴子之前她先在上面洒了点儿水。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- happily
- about
- around
- …
preposition
- against
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- be splashed across the front page
- be splashed on the cover
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[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move through water making drops fly everywhere（在水中）溅着水花行走，拍打着水游
- The kids were splashing through the puddles.孩子们哗啦哗啦地溅着水花从水坑里蹚过。
- People were having fun in the pool, swimming or just splashing around.人们在游泳池里或者游泳，或者只是拍打戏水，开心地玩着。
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- The children were splashing around in the river.孩子们在河里啪啦啪啦地玩水。
- splashing around in the sea在海里啪啦啪啦地溅水
- The baby was splashing happily in the bath.宝宝在浴盆中欢快地泼着水。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- happily
- about
- around
- …
preposition
- against
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- be splashed across the front page
- be splashed on the cover
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[transitive] splash something with something [usually passive] to decorate something with areas of bright colour, not in a regular pattern用（泼洒色斑）装饰
- The walls were splashed with patches of blue and purple.墙壁上随意泼了大块的蓝色和紫色。
- He was in his mid-forties, his hair liberally splashed with grey.他 45岁左右，已经满头银发。

Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a verb): alteration of plash ‘a splashing sound’.

splash

noun

/splæʃ/

Idioms

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[countable] the sound of something hitting liquid or of liquid hitting something落水声；溅泼声
- We heard the splash when she fell into the pool.她掉进游泳池时我们听见扑通的一声。
- She jumped into the pool with a splash.她扑通一声跳入池中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + splash
- make
- hear
preposition
- splash of
- with a splash
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[countable] a small amount of liquid that falls onto something; the mark that this makes溅上的液体；溅洒后留下的污渍
- splashes of water on the floor洒在地板上的一摊摊水
- The were dark splashes of mud on her skirt.她裙子上黑色的泥点。
- Any splashes on the skin should be removed immediately.皮肤上的任何飞溅物都应立即清除。
- a splash of cold water in the face泼到脸上的冷水
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + splash
- make
- hear
preposition
- splash of
- with a splash
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[countable] a small area of bright colour or light that contrasts with the colours around it色块；光斑
- These flowers will give a splash of colour throughout the summer.这些花会给整个夏天增添一片亮丽的色彩。
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Extra Examples
- Window boxes of tulips added a splash of colour to the street.窗台花箱中的郁金香给街道增添了色彩。
- a bold splash of red醒目的红斑
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bold
- bright
phrases
- a splash of colour/color
- a splash of light
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[singular] (informal) a small amount of liquid that you add to a drink掺入饮料的少量液体
- coffee with just a splash of milk只加了少量牛奶的咖啡
- a scotch with a splash of soda一杯加了少许苏打水的苏格兰威士忌
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[singular] an article in a newspaper, etc. that is intended to attract a lot of attention（报章等旨在招徕读者的）重点文章
- Their engagement was the front-page splash in all the papers.他们的订婚成为所有报纸的头版头条。
- a splash headline醒目的大字标题

Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a verb): alteration of plash ‘a splashing sound’.

Idioms

make, cause, etc. a splash

(informal) to do something in a way that attracts a lot of attention or causes a lot of excitement引起广泛关注；引起轰动
- Her first book made a big splash.她的第一本书引起了轩然大波。
- Parents still like to make a splash for a daughter’s wedding.父母仍然喜欢为女儿的婚礼泼冷水。