spitting /ˈspɪtɪŋ/► SEE ALLwithin spitting distance (of sth)be the image of sb/sthbe the living/spitting/very image of sb/sth ●within ˈspitting distance (of sth) (BrE) ( within ˈshouting distanceNAmE, BrE) (informal) very near a place很近;在近处◆We live within spitting distance of the sea. 我们住的地方紧挨着大海。●be the image of sb/sth●be the living/spitting/very image of sb/sthbe very similar to, or look exactly like sb/sth else非常相像;酷似;一模一样◆She’s the spitting image of her mother.她酷似她母亲。