spew

verb

/spjuː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they spew	/spjuː/ /spjuː/
he / she / it spews	/spjuːz/ /spjuːz/
past simple spewed	/spjuːd/ /spjuːd/
past participle spewed	/spjuːd/ /spjuːd/
-ing form spewing	/ˈspjuːɪŋ/ /ˈspjuːɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to flow out quickly, or to make something flow out quickly, in large amounts（使）喷出，涌出
- + adv./prep. Flames spewed from the aircraft's engine.飞机发动机喷出火焰。
- spew something + adv./prep. Massive chimneys were spewing out smoke.一座座高大的烟囱冒着烟。
[intransitive, transitive] (British English, informal) to vomit (= bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth)呕吐
- spew (up) He spewed up on the pavement.他在人行道上吐了。
- He makes me want to spew.他让我想吐。
- spew something (up) She spewed up the entire meal.她把吃的饭全吐出来了。

Word OriginOld English spīwan, spēowan, of Germanic origin; related to German speien.