1VERB (發動機)發出噼啪聲;(火焰)發出畢剝聲 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. (發動機)發出噼啪聲;(火焰)發出畢剝聲
The truck sputtered and stopped. [VERB]
卡車噼啪響了幾聲停下了。
Engines sputtered to life again. [VERB prep./adv.]
發動機噼啪噼啪地重新開動了。
The flame sputters out. [VERB prep./adv.]
火焰畢剝作響。
...the sputtering engine. [VERB-ing]
噼啪作響的發動機
Sputter is also a noun.
All I could hear was the sputter of the fire.
我只能聽到火的畢剝聲。
2VERB (過程、行動或事態)緩慢不穩地進行,慢慢結束 If a process, action, or state of affairs sputters, it progresses slowly and unevenly or starts to end. (過程、行動或事態)緩慢不穩地進行,慢慢結束
The economy is already sputtering, with low or no growth. [VERB]
經濟發展速度已經放慢,增長率很低,或者根本沒有增長。
The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October. [VERB prep./adv.]
戰鬥於 10 月中旬漸漸停了下來。
The whole thing sputtered out. [VERB prep./adv.]
整個事態漸漸平息了下來。
3VERB (尤指因生氣、震驚或激動)結結巴巴地說話,語無倫次地說話 If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited. (尤指因生氣、震驚或激動)結結巴巴地說話,語無倫次地說話
Stunned, I sputtered, 'What do you mean?'. [VERB with quote]
我大吃一驚,結結巴巴地問道:“你是什麽意思?”
Our father's face had reddened with rage and he began to sputter. [VERB]