spats

英 [spæts]

美 [spæts]

n.  小争吵; 小别扭; 口角; (旧时男子用的)鞋罩
v.  吐，唾(唾沫、食物等); 啐唾沫(常表示愤怒或鄙视); 怒斥
spat的第三人称单数和复数

化学

柯林斯词典

• 
  Spatis the past tense and past participle ofspit.
• N-COUNT 小争吵;口角;争执
  Aspatbetween people, countries, or organizations is a disagreement between them.
  1. ...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
• (昔时男子使用的)鞋罩
  Spatsare specially shaped pieces of cloth or leather which button down one side and which were worn in former times by men over their ankles and part of their shoes.

双语例句

• The danger is that spats and rows will sour relations between China and America, just as the friendship between Germany and Britain crumbled in the decades before the first world war.
  小的分歧和争吵会让中美关系变味，这才是危险，就像徳英关系在一战前的十年里崩溃（一样）。
• If spats over minutiae – such as the regulation of tax havens or bankers'pay – were to stand in the way of a deal, the verdict of history would be damning.
  如果我们在像“避税天堂”的规定或银行家的收入这些细节上争吵，，这将阻挡交易。历史上的最终判决将是臭骂。
• BEIJING-China and Australia signed a series of cooperation agreements on Tuesday as Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard attempted to boost ties and smooth over recent spats with China.
  北京&中国和澳大利亚周二时签署一系列合作协议，澳大利亚总理吉拉德希望加强联系，消除与中国最近的摩擦。
• Spats and the bird met a little girl named Milly.
  斯派茨和小鸟撞到了一个叫米丽的小姑娘。
• Last night, old man spats and ACE got into a little scuffle.
  昨晚老家伙斯班和艾斯都嗝屁了。
• "I smell something good to eat," said Spats.
  “我闻到有好吃的东西，”斯派茨说。
• The collision incident is one of several spats straining China's ties with its Asian neighbors while its increasingly powerful navy enforces claims in disputed waters.
  碰撞事故是几个争执中的一个，这些争执使中国和它的亚洲邻居关系紧张，与此同时它日益强大的海军力量对争议海域强制要求。
• I mean, that's what old man spats always said.
  我是说，至少老斯巴茨一直是这样说的。
• Trade spats usually serve narrow industry interests.
  贸易争端通常是为狭隘的产业利益服务的。
• Such spats are creating a paradise for short sellers.
  此类摩擦为做空者创造了绝好的机会。