| 词汇 | splutter |
| 释义 | splutter verb uk /ˈsplʌt.ər/ us /ˈsplʌt̬.ɚ/ [ I or T ] to speak in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises because of surprise, anger, etc.: （因惊讶、愤怒等）语无伦次地说;发出嘟囔声;发出噼啪声 [ + speech ]"But, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered.“但是，呃……什么时候，嗯……怎样？”他语无伦次地说道。 The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation.那位老先生愤怒地嘟囔着什么。 He sputtered an apology about being 14 minutes late. [ I ] (of a person) to produce short, unclear noises from your mouth, especially because you cannot breathe properly: Gasping, choking, spluttering, she struggled to escape. She took too big a gulp of whisky and started to cough and splutter. [ I ] (of an engine or machine) to make a series of short, unclear noises: One of the engines spluttered as if it was short of fuel. I can hear a coffee machine spluttering away. Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate spit something out spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle turn of phrase undertone wax witter You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing Sounds made by humans with their mouths Sounds made by objects, movement or impact splutter noun[ C ] uk /ˈsplʌt.ər/ us /ˈsplʌt̬.ɚ/ the act of speaking in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises, because of surprise, anger, etc.: I listened to his splutters of justification. A few splutters of indignation could be heard from the back row. short, unclear noises from your mouth, especially because you cannot breathe properly: She was struggling to make sense of the garbled words, splutters, and sneezes. a series of short, unclear noises made by an engine or machine: She heard the cough and splutter of an aircraft engine. With a little splutter of laughter, she lightly punched his arm. The baby gave one last cry, several squeaks and splutters, and then fell asleep. The engine gave one final splutter and died. Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate spit something out spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle turn of phrase undertone wax witter You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing Sounds made by humans with their mouths Sounds made by objects, movement or impact Examples of spluttersplutter Here, too, the organ joins the orchestra in the opening mêlée, but the sound evaporates instantly, leaving a lone bass line to splutter out on tuba and organ. Substratum heaved and spluttered with the primal energy of a pool of lava and as little a sense of direction. The flame of tribalism seems to flicker and splutter at times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The concept is breathtaking in its originality and it is important that the development should not lurch and splutter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was embarrassed, spluttered apologies and started to back away from me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing more off-putting than trying to make a speech on an important subject and hearing someone coughing and spluttering behind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The disputes which it has temporarily smothered splutter on beneath the surface, and could at any time erupt again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is rather like the last few spluttering turns of an extinguishing catherine wheel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are getting a last splutter of compulsion tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even so, the writing was on the wall as the economy lost impetus and the boom spluttered to stagnation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I spluttered something about being a professional person, to which he asked what a professional housewife like me was doing being a mayor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By implication—indeed, he spluttered it out explicitly—his forecast is that they will be much larger communities than they are today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Slowly, in all the different forums in which these matters are discussed, there seems to be a spluttering into life of one sort or another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It gives a very bright light and has been discredited by the splutter due to inefficient electric- carbons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They become almost like doctors' surgeries when children are coughing and spluttering because of dampness in the house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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