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VERB
(发动机)发出噼啪声;(火焰)发出毕剥声
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.
例句
The truck sputtered and stopped...
卡车噼啪响了几声停下了。
Engines sputtered to life again...
发动机噼啪噼啪地重新开动了。
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VERB
(过程、行动或事态)缓慢不稳地进行，慢慢结束
If a process, action, or state of affairs sputters, it progresses slowly and unevenly or starts to end.
例句
The economy is already sputtering, with low or no growth...
经济发展速度已经放慢，增长率很低，或者根本没有增长。
The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October...
战斗于 10 月中旬渐渐停了下来。
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VERB
(尤指因生气、震惊或激动)结结巴巴地说话，语无伦次地说话
If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited.
例句
Stunned, I sputtered, 'What do you mean?'...
我大吃一惊，结结巴巴地问道：“你是什么意思？”
Our father's face had reddened with rage and he began to sputter...
我们的父亲气得涨红了脸，说话开始语无伦次。