| 单词 | sputter |
| 释义 | sputter (spʌtəʳ ) Word forms: sputters , sputtering , sputtered 1. verb 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. The truck sputtered and stopped. [VERB] Engines sputtered to life again. [VERB preposition/adverb] The flame sputters out. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...the sputtering engine. [VERB-ing] Sputter is also a noun. All I could hear was the sputter of the fire. 2. verb If a process, action, or state of affairs sputters, it progresses slowly and unevenly or starts to end. The economy is already sputtering, with low or no growth. [VERB] The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October. [VERB preposition/adverb] The whole thing sputtered out. [VERB preposition/adverb] 3. verb If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited. Stunned, I sputtered, 'What do you mean?'. [VERB with quote] Our father's face had reddened with rage and he began to sputter. [VERB] He began to sputter his reply. [VERB noun] |
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