splutter

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

中文詞源：

splutter 噼啪聲，語無倫次，結結巴巴

可能為拼寫變體形式自 sputter,噼啪聲，語無倫次。或直接來自擬聲詞。

例句：

1. He gave a brief splutter of laughter.
他幹笑瞭幾聲。

2. The rain caused the lamp to splutter.
雨水打得油燈噼啪響.

3. I ask as I splutter into a tissue.
我一邊拿紙巾擤鼻涕一邊問他.

4. The young man was so anxious that he could only splutter out what he had witnessed.
那年輕人太急切瞭,對他親眼目睹的情況講得語無倫次,含糊不清.