我们的外教 Tony 是个急性子，平时最怕别人说话吞吞吐吐的。昨天开晨会时， Tony 在台上还没讲两句，台下的 Lawrence 就支支吾吾地欲言又止。Tony 见状不耐烦地问他“ Come on, Law，just spit it out！（别吞吞吐吐的啦）” Lawrence 一听也不结巴了“Your fly is open！（你的裤子拉链没拉。）”

呵呵，这种例子生活中大家肯定见过不少吧，spit 本意就是“吐痰、啐唾沫、吐食物”的那个“吐”，所以短语“spit it out”除了吐出东西之外，还具有“爽快且毫无保留地说出来”这层含义，下次你要是再碰上吞吞吐吐的人就能用上这句啦！

spit it out

毫无保留地讲； 吐出来；吐掉；直说；有什么尽管说出来！爽快点吧！

【En】

Used to ask someone to tell you something that they seem too frightened or embarrassed to say.

用来让某人告诉你一些他们似乎太害怕或不好意思说的话。

Stop stalling or stammering and just say what you want or intend to say.

不要拖延或结巴，直接说你想说或打算说的话。

● Come on Jean, spit it out!

吉恩，赶紧说吧！

● Just spit it out already — do you want to go to the dance with me or not?

别吞吞吐吐的啦，你到底想不想跟我一起去舞会?

● What did you tell her about me? Come on, spit it out!

你都跟她说我什么了？尽管说吧！

● Say what you have to say and leave. Hurry up! Spit it out!

把你该说的说出来，然后赶紧走，爽快点吧！

● Go ahead, spit it out, who told you about this?

说吧，尽管说出来，谁告诉你的？

● Come on, spit it out – I can't do anything if you don't tell me what's going on.

来吧，说出来吧——如果你不告诉我发生了什么，我什么也做不了。

● Did you think about it for a long time first, or just spit it out at once?

你是先想了很久, 还是马上就说出来了?

● An officer then appears to try to force him to spit it out.

随后，一名警官似乎试图强迫他吐出这些话。

● A few brave souls saw the truth and had the courage to spit it out.

一些勇敢的人看到了真相，有勇气把它说了出来。

● I wish I didn't get such a bad stutter when I'm nervous; I'd feel more confident if I could just spit it out.

我希望我紧张的时候不会结巴得那么厉害；如果我能把它说出来，我会更有信心的。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● Don't be afraid. Spit it out!

别害怕，有话尽管说！

● Spit it out! Have you lost your tongue?

你倒说话呀，今儿个怎么哑巴了？

● Come on, spit it out, who told you about this?

说吧，爽快点，是谁告诉你这事的？

● Spit it out! How much do you want to borrow this time?

说吧！这次你想借多少钱？

● Why not? Come, spit it out.

为什么不？快，说个明白。

● I tried spitting an answer out, but my nervousness made me stutter too badly.

我试图脱口而出，但我的紧张使我结巴得更厉害了。

● What are you going to say? Spit it out!

你想讲什么？爽快地说吧！

● He had no choice except to spit it out.

逼得他无所适从，只好一吐为快。

● What exactly are you trying to tell me? Come on,spit it out!

你到底想跟我说什么? 你就爽快点说出来吧！

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