There they remained and in time grew into baby oysters called seed or spat.

a marital spat

夫妻间的口角

The boy spat at [ on ] me.

那男孩向我 吐 口水.

He felt as if a serpent had spat venom into his eyes.

他感觉就像有一条蛇朝自己的双眼里喷射了毒液。

The baby spat out the egg.

婴儿把吃的鸡蛋吐出来了.

...a spat between America and Germany over interest rates and currencies.

美国与德国在利率与货币方面的争端

He hawked and spat.

他用力咳了咳，吐了口痰。

After the storm all the rivers were in spate.

暴雨过后河水都上涨了.

(figurative)Celia was in full spate (= completely involved in talking and not likely to stop or able to be interrupted) .

西莉亚口若悬河，滔滔不绝。

After a recent spate of consolidation in the industry, many steelmakers are looking at acquisitions.

在近期的钢铁行业整合大潮后, 许多钢铁制造商正在考虑收购.

...the recent spate of attacks on horses.

最近发生的一连串袭马事件

This is the highest percentage increase I ever heard in recent spate of commodity prices moves.

这是最近这一波商品涨价声中,我听到的最大涨幅.

A spate of strikes has thrown a spanner into the workshop of the world.

接二连三的罢工事件就像在“世界工厂”里扔了把扳手,造成了慌乱.

Hungary has witnessed a spate of especially nasty murders.

匈牙利接连发生了一连串极为恶劣的凶案.

a spate of burglaries

接连发生的入室盗窃案

...the current spate of scandals.

目前流传的大量谣言

After heavy rain, the river was in spate.

大雨过后, 河水暴涨.

What are the lessons to be learned from the recent spate of virile viruses?

我们可以从最近的这几种病毒肆虐得到什么教训 呢 ?

The river is in spate.

河水猛涨.

Refugees crossed the border in full spate.

难民大量地越过了边境.

This prompted a spate of denials by other officials that any change was imminent.

这引发了其他官员如潮水一般的否认,他们说,最近政策上没有任何变化.