/splæʃ; splæʃ/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (about) (on/onto/over sb/sth); ~ sb/sth (with sth) cause (a liquid) to fly about in drops; make sb/sth wet in this way 使（液体）溅起; 溅湿某人[某物]
*Stop splashing me! 别再溅我了!
* splash water on/over the floor 把水洒在地板上
* splash paint onto the canvas 把颜料泼在画布上
* splash the floor with water 用水把地板泼湿
* splash water about 四处泼水
* The children love splashing water over each other. 儿童喜欢互相泼水. =>Usage at spray2 用法见spray2.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip] (of a liquid) fly about and fall in drops （指液体）溅落
*Water splashed into the bucket from the tap. 水从龙头里喷溅着注入水桶中.
* The rain splashed down all day. 雨　里啪啦下了一整天.
3 [usu passive 通常用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) decorate sth with large or irregular patches of colour, paint, etc 以大片的或不规则的颜色等装饰某物
*a bath towel splashed with blue and green 有绿色和蓝色大花的浴巾.
4 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (about) (across, on, etc sth)
(a) display (a news story, photograph, etc) prominently 显眼地展示（新闻报道、照片等）
*The story was splashed across the front page of the newspaper. 这篇报道刊登在报纸头版显着位置.
(b) spend (money) freely and ostentatiously 大手大脚地花（钱）
*He thinks he can win friends by splashing his money about. 他以为花钱大方就可以赢得朋友.
5 (phr v) splash about (in sth) sit or stand in water and make it fly about with one's hands or feet （坐在或站在水里）用手或脚溅水
*children happily splashing about in the bath 在浴缸里快活地溅着水玩的孩子. splash across, along, away, through, etc move across, etc with a splashing noise 带着泼溅声走过等
*We splashed (our way) across the stream. 我们哗啦哗啦地　尚过小河.
* She splashed through the puddles. 她哗哗地　尚过水坑. splash down (esp of a spacecraft) land in water with a splash （尤指宇宙飞船）溅落
*The spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific. 那艘宇宙飞船溅落在太平洋中. splash out (on sth) (infml 口) spend money (on sth) in an impulsive or a carefree way 心血来潮地或随意地花钱（于某事物上）
*She splashed out on a new pair of shoes. 她心血来潮买了一双新鞋.

n
1 (sound or act of) splashing 溅泼声; 溅泼
*He fell into the water with a splash. 他扑通一声跌入水中.
2 mark, spot, etc made by splashing 溅上的斑点 等
*There are some splashes of mud on your trousers. 你的裤子溅上泥点了.
3 amount of liquid splashed 溅泼的量
*splashes of water all over the floor 溅得一地板的水.
4 bright patch of colour 鲜艳的色斑
*Her dog is brown with white splashes. 她的狗是带白花的黄狗.
5 (dated Brit infml 旧, 口) small quantity of a liquid, esp of soda-water, added to a drink （搀入饮料中的）少量液体（尤指苏打水）.
6 (idm 习语) make, etc a `splash (infml 口) do sth or happen in such a way as to attract attention, create a sensation, etc 惹人注目; 引起轰动
*She has made quite a splash in literary circles with her first book. 她的第一本书在文学界大为轰动.
* Their engagement created a terrific splash in the popular press. 他俩订婚的事在广受欢迎的新闻界极为轰动.