splutter

英 ['splʌtə] 美 ['splʌtɚ]
  • n. 劈啪声;急忙说出的话;杂乱的声音
  • vt. 喷溅;气急败坏地说
  • vi. 喷溅唾沫;语无伦次地说

助记提示


1. perhaps a variant of sputter, intensified by the consonant cluster of splash, splatter, etc.
2. splash + sputter => splutter.
3. splatter => splutter.
4. blend of splash and sputter.

中文词源


splutter 噼啪声,语无伦次,结结巴巴

可能为拼写变体形式自 sputter,噼啪声,语无伦次。或直接来自拟声词。

英文词源


splutter (n.)
1670s, perhaps a variant of sputter, intensified by the consonant cluster of splash, splatter, etc.
splutter (v.)
1728, from splutter (n.). Related: Spluttered; spluttering.

双语例句


1. He gave a brief splutter of laughter.
他干笑了几声。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The rain caused the lamp to splutter.
雨水打得油灯噼啪响.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I ask as I splutter into a tissue.
我一边拿纸巾擤鼻涕一边问他.

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4. The young man was so anxious that he could only splutter out what he had witnessed.
那年轻人太急切了,对他亲眼目睹的情况讲得语无伦次,含糊不清.

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