sputter
verb /ˈspʌtə(r)/
/ˈspʌtər/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they sputter | /ˈspʌtə(r)/ /ˈspʌtər/ |
he / she / it sputters | /ˈspʌtəz/ /ˈspʌtərz/ |
past simple sputtered | /ˈspʌtəd/ /ˈspʌtərd/ |
past participle sputtered | /ˈspʌtəd/ /ˈspʌtərd/ |
-ing form sputtering | /ˈspʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈspʌtərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] if an engine, a lamp or a fire sputters, it makes a series of short explosive sounds
synonym splutter(引擎、灯或火)发出噼啪声 - Suddenly the car sputtered and stopped.
突然,汽车噼啪作响,停了下来。 - sputtering fireworks
噼啪作响的烟火
- Suddenly the car sputtered and stopped.
- [transitive] + speech | sputter something to speak quickly and with difficulty, making soft spitting sounds, because you are angry or shocked
synonym splutter气急败坏地说;急促而语无伦次地说 - ‘W-What?’ sputtered Anna.
“什…什么?” 安娜气急败坏地说。
- ‘W-What?’ sputtered Anna.
词源late 16th cent. (as a verb): from Dutch sputteren, of imitative origin.