| 单词 | sputter |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈspʌtə(r)] 美[ˈspʌtɚ] |
| 解释 | n.喷溅声;劈啪声;急语;咕哝;v.唾沫飞溅;发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出; |
| 例句 | VERB (发动机)发出噼啪声;(火焰)发出毕剥声 If something such as an engine or a flame sputters, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds. 例:The truck sputtered and stopped...卡车噼啪响了几声停下了。 例:Engines sputtered to life again...发动机噼啪噼啪地重新开动了。 VERB (过程、行动或事态)缓慢不稳地进行,慢慢结束 If a process, action, or state of affairs sputters, it progresses slowly and unevenly or starts to end. 例:The economy is already sputtering, with low or no growth...经济发展速度已经放慢,增长率很低,或者根本没有增长。 例:The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October...战斗于 10 月中旬渐渐停了下来。 VERB (尤指因生气、震惊或激动)结结巴巴地说话,语无伦次地说话 If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited. 例:Stunned, I sputtered, 'What do you mean?'...我大吃一惊,结结巴巴地问道:“你是什么意思?” 例:Our father's face had reddened with rage and he began to sputter...我们的父亲气得涨红了脸,说话开始语无伦次。 |
| 变形 | third:sputters~done:sputtered~pl:sputters~ing:sputtering~past:sputtered~ |
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