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
splutters — third person singular of splutter
发出吐唾沫声;有力喷出(某物),尤指小滴或微粒;溅射。;弄脏或溅洒(某人/某物)上物质(常为液体);溅污。;向(某人/某物)发泄怒气、批评、辱骂等。;有时后接 out:急促且含混不清地说(话)。
speak in a rapid, confused way
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.
指事物:用力喷出某物,尤指以小滴或微粒形式。
Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
指物质:以小滴或微粒形式被强力喷出。
Of a substance: to be emitted forcefully in small drops or particles.
发出某物以小滴或微粒形式强力喷出的声音。
To make a sound or sounds of something forcefully emitting a substance in small drops or particles.
后接 out:(火焰等)熄灭,(引擎或机器等)伴随噼啪声停止运转。
Followed by out: to go out (as a flame) or stop functioning (as an engine or machine) with a spluttering action or sound (senses 2.1 or 2.3).
急促而含糊不清地说。
To speak hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly.
表现不稳定,未达到标准水平。
To perform in an inconsistent manner to a substandard level.
一般现在时
He splutters when he is nervous.
他紧张时会语无伦次。
一般过去时
She spluttered an apology and walked away.
她语无伦次地道了歉,然后走开了。
past continuous
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。
用法提示:spluttered 是 splutter 的过去式,作及物动词,表示急促而慌乱地说。
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。
用法提示:spluttered out 表示结结巴巴地说出,splutter 作及物动词,后接道歉的内容。
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。
用法提示:splutters 是第三人称单数形式,作不及物动词,表示因激动而急促含糊地说话。
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。
与 splutter 含义最接近,在此义项上基本可互换;sputter 也可指物体发出噼啪声,但本义仍以说话为主。
stutter 强调说话不流畅、出现重复或停顿,而 splutter 强调急促和激动;若需表达语速快,不宜用 stutter。
gabble 强调又快又含糊,常形容不加思考的说话;与 splutter 相比,缺少因愤怒或惊讶而喷沫的含义。
jabber 强调快速、激动地叽叽喳喳,多含贬义;与 splutter 相比,语气更轻,不一定带有说话时喷出唾沫的意象。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spluttered to say he was innocent.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spluttered me the facts.
正确表达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。
针对“急促而慌乱地说”这一动词义:splutter 指说话又快又含糊,enunciate 指清晰、逐字地发音;二者只在“说话方式”上构成反义,不用于“喷溅声”这一义项。
针对“喷溅声”这一名词义:splutter 指短促杂乱的喷溅声,silence 指完全没有声音;二者在“有声音/无声音”的对比下成反义。注意 silence 不针对“急促说话”的动词义。
splutter 和 sputter 都可指急促含混地说或发出爆裂声,但 sputter 更常形容引擎等机器断续运转的声音,splutter 侧重说话时喷沫或发出噗噗声。
stutter 指因紧张或语言障碍而重复音节、说不流利;splutter 指因激动或慌乱而快速含混地说话,不是语音障碍。
splatter 指液体或泥浆四溅;splutter 指说话时喷口水或发出噗噗声,二者只是拼写和读音相近,意义领域不同。
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。
慌乱或激动时,人可能会急促不清地道歉,常搭配 splutter an apology。
因震惊而语无伦次,如 splutter in disbelief。
愤怒时说话急促、吐字不清,如 splutter with rage。
发动机出故障时发出断续的噗噗声,可用 splutter 描述。
splutter 也指类似喷溅或呛咳的短促声响。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.