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splutter something
splutter 作及物动词时，宾语常是道歉、借口、话语等词。
He spluttered an apology.
他急促而慌乱地道歉。
急促而慌乱地说
spluttering — present participle of splutter
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急促而慌乱地说
speak in a rapid, confused way
He spluttered an apology.
他急促而慌乱地道歉。
有力喷出(某物),尤指小滴或微粒；溅射。
To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter.
弄脏或溅洒(某人/某物)上物质(常为液体)；溅污。
To soil or sprinkle (someone or something) with a substance, often a liquid; to bespatter, to spatter.
向(某人/某物)发泄怒气、批评、辱骂等。
To direct angry words, criticism, insults, etc., at (someone or something).
有时后接 out:急促且含混不清地说(话)。
Sometimes followed by out: to speak (words) hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly.
splutter
Base
原形
splutters
3rd person
第三人称单数
spluttering
-ing
现在分词
spluttered
Past
过去式
spluttered
Past participle
过去分词
He splutters when he is nervous.
他紧张时会语无伦次。
She spluttered an apology and walked away.
她语无伦次地道了歉，然后走开了。
The old engine was spluttering as we drove up the hill.
我们开车上山时，那台旧发动机发出噼啪声。
splutter 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词都是 spluttered；可表示急促慌乱地说，或（发动机等）发出噼啪声。
When the teacher asked about his homework, the boy spluttered an excuse and looked away.
老师问起他的作业时，男孩语无伦次地编了个借口，把目光移开。
In her embarrassment, she spluttered out an apology and hurried away.
她尴尬得结结巴巴地道了歉，然后匆匆走开了。
He splutters whenever he gets angry, so his colleagues can barely understand him.
他一发怒就说话急促不清，同事们几乎听不明白他在说什么。
splutter 作及物动词时，宾语常是道歉、借口、话语等词。
He spluttered an apology.
他急促而慌乱地道歉。
作不及物动词时，可指机器、发动机等发出断续而爆裂般的声响。
The old engine spluttered and died.
那台旧发动机发出噗噗声后熄火了。
常接 rage、indignation、surprise 等表示强烈情绪的名词。
She spluttered with rage at the accusation.
她听到指控，气得说话急促不清。
Not this
He spluttered to say he was innocent.
Use this
He spluttered that he was innocent.
splutter 本身已含“急促而慌乱地说”的意思，后面应直接接 that 从句或宾语，不能用“to say”引出说话内容；换成 that 从句既保留原意，也符合这类说话方式动词的补足语结构。
Not this
He spluttered me the facts.
Use this
He spluttered the facts to me.
splutter 不能像 tell 或 give 那样接双宾语，间接宾语要放在 to 后面，构成“splutter something to someone”。这样既修正了语法，又保持了原句意思。
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急促慌乱地道歉
He spluttered an apology and put the phone down.
他急促慌乱地道了歉，然后挂断了电话。
语无伦次地说
Frightened, she could only splutter incoherently.
她吓得只会语无伦次地说。
气得语无伦次
Dad spluttered with rage when he saw the broken window.
爸爸看到被打碎的窗户时气得语无伦次。
发出噼啪声和咳嗽般的声响
The old car's engine spluttered and coughed before it finally started.
那辆旧车的发动机噼啪作响，咳喘了一阵后终于启动了。
噼啪响着启动起来
The motorcycle spluttered to life at the third attempt.
摩托车第三次尝试时噼啪响着启动了。
噼啪响着熄灭
The campfire spluttered out in the rain.
篝火在雨中噼啪响着熄灭了。
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联想 splash（水花）与 sputter（飞溅/结巴）：慌乱时说话像嘴里喷出水花，急促而含糊。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话/口语、小说影视等叙事文本 这里分析的是动词 splutter，名词“喷溅声”不在此列。它常带拟声和口语色彩，通常用于日常对话或叙事文本中，描述人呛到、激动时急促含混地说话，或发出短促的噗噗声。正式书面语中较少直接使用，正式场合多换用更书面的表达。
表示“发出吐唾沫声”时仅作不及物动词。
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