| 词汇 | cuspidor |
| 释义 | cuspidor noun[ C ] USuk /ˈkʌs.pɪ.dɔːr/ us /ˈkʌs.pə.dɔːr/ a spittoon痰盂 General and miscellaneous containers Ball jar bin bindle biscuit tin caddy geocache gift box gunnysack hamper handbasket pallet piggy bank planter punnet receptacle safe deposit box workbasket workbox wormery wrap Examples of cuspidorcuspidor The main forms are bowls or basins with flaring walls and direct or everted rims, short-necked jars, cuspidors or semicuspidors, and composite-silhouette bowls. The most common vessel forms are basal-break dishes or bowls with flaring sides, flat bottoms, and direct rims, as well as cuspidor or near-cuspidor shapes. The cuspidor is a relatively deep bowl with incurved sides, a slightly everted rim, and a rounded basal angle, often with a medial break of some sort. He was back in a minute, and took up his position near a sawdust-filled box that did duty as a cuspidor. From Project Gutenberg He spits out the coffee into a large brass cuspidor which is designed for the purpose. From Project Gutenberg It does not include the accessories of smoking, such as matches, pipes, receptacles for holding tobacco, cuspidors, etc. From Project Gutenberg All rooms contained sufficient box cuspidors filled with sawdust. From Project Gutenberg The waste paper baskets should be emptied as often as is necessary, and the cuspidors should be cleaned at least four times a day. From Project Gutenberg Leave a little clean water in the cuspidors, as this will make the vessels easier to clean next time. From Project Gutenberg He also emptied the waste baskets and cleaned the cuspidors. From Project Gutenberg As there were no cuspidors, the men expectorated into space without thought or care of where it fell. From Project Gutenberg He picked up the glass between thumb and forefinger and deliberately emptied it into a handy cuspidor. From Project Gutenberg The first man rapped his pipe empty on the edge of a cuspidor. From Project Gutenberg The mountaineer went to the cuspidor near the washstand and spat deliberately into it; then he came back wiping his lips on his long hand. From Project Gutenberg He tossed his sweat-soaked handkerchief into a cuspidor and took a place behind the bar. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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