| 词汇 | spluttering |
| 释义 | spluttering present participle ofsplutter 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 chirp come out coo prate spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle telegrammatic throw your voiceidiom trash turn of phrase 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 splutteringspluttering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 You get out on to a narrow platform with a miserable, spluttering gas lamp. 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 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 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 We shall get our oil on a commercial basis or not at all, and we have already, 7½ years ago, seen one desert pipeline broken and spluttering in the sand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But many homeless people try to avoid using such provision, being understandably reluctant to spend the night in a vast dormitory in the company of coughing, spluttering, alcoholic older men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Spluttering pupils emerged, asking what was happening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The song is a rich, spluttering warble and the bird is more often heard than seen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Suddenly it commenced spluttering and rising with incredible rapidity, causing a general stampede among our company, who all moved around to the windward side of the geyser. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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