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sputter
UK ['spʌt.ər] US ['spʌtˌ.ɚ] verb
SOUND 声音
intransitive or transitive
■to make several quick explosive sounds （使）发出劈啪声•The car sputtered once or twice and then stopped.汽车劈啪响了一两声就停了下来。
UK ['spʌt.ər] US ['spʌtˌ.ɚ] verb
ACTIVITY 活动
intransitive literary
■If an activity sputters, it is weak and varied, and does not make people feel confident about it （活动）勉强进行•Russia's presidential campaign sputtered to an uneasy close on Monday.俄罗斯的总统竞选活动一波多折，于周一勉强结束了。 |