sputter

英 ['spʌtə] 美 ['spʌtɚ]
  • vi. 发劈啪声;唾沫飞溅;结结巴巴地讲
  • vt. 气急败坏地说;飞溅出;喷出
  • n. 劈啪声;喷溅声;急切的言语

助记提示


1. spout, spit => sputter.
2. spout => *sput- + -er => sputter.
3. spout + -er => sputter.
4. spout, spit => sput- "spit, saliva".
5. splutter is a variant of sputter, intensified by the consonant cluster of splash, splatter, etc.

英文词源


sputter
sputter: see spit
sputter (v.)
1590s, "to spit with explosive sounds," cognate with Dutch sputteren, West Frisian sputterje, from Proto-Germanic *sput- (see spout (v.)). Related: Sputtered; sputtering. The noun is attested from 1670s.

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. All I could hear was the sputter of the fire.
我只能听到火的毕剥声。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He began to sputter his reply.
他开始结结巴巴地回答。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Be aware that the infant will cough, sputter, and choke during feedings.
注意小儿在吃奶时会咳嗽, 喷溅或呛噎.

来自辞典例句

5. The engine gave a sputter and died.
引擎发出一阵劈啪声就熄火了.

来自辞典例句

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