splutter
英 ['splʌtə]
美 ['splʌtɚ]
- n. 劈啪聲；急忙說出的話；雜亂的聲音
- vt. 噴濺；氣急敗壞地說
- vi. 噴濺唾沫；語無倫次地說
助記提示
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.
中文詞源
splutter 劈啪聲，語無倫次，結結巴巴可能為拚寫變體形式自 sputter,劈啪聲，語無倫次。或直接來自擬聲詞。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He gave a brief splutter of laughter.
- 他幹笑了幾聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The rain caused the lamp to splutter.
- 雨水打得油燈劈啪響.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I ask as I splutter into a tissue.
- 我一邊拿紙巾擤鼻涕一邊問他.
來自互聯網
- 4. The young man was so anxious that he could only splutter out what he had witnessed.
- 那年輕人太急切了,對他親眼目睹的情況講得語無倫次,含糊不清.
來自互聯網