Word · Frequency #19042
spurts
喷涌；迸流；喷射
spurts is the plural of spurt.
A sudden gush or stream of a liquid; the act or result of spurting.
- 1.
A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
液体从孔口或伤口喷出的短暂喷涌
- 2.
A moment, a short period of time.
片刻,短时间
- 3.
A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
速度、努力、活动、情感或发展的突然短暂爆发或增加
- 4.
The act of spurting, or something spurted
喷出的动作或喷出的东西
突然迸发；激增；冲刺；片刻；一会儿；瞬间；液体从孔口或伤口喷出的短暂喷涌；片刻,短时间；速度、努力、活动、情感或发展的突然短暂爆发或增加
In use
After a slow start, the team put on a final spurt and won the race.
He felt a spurt of jealousy when he saw her with someone else.
The reports show a spurt in online sales during the holiday season.
Connections
Collocations
- growth spurt
- 发育突增；生长高峰
- During puberty, many teenagers experience a growth spurt.在青春期，许多青少年会经历发育突增。
- spurt of energy
- 一阵能量迸发
- She felt a sudden spurt of energy after drinking some water.喝了些水后，她感到一阵突然的能量迸发。
- spurt of blood
- 一股喷出的血
- A spurt of blood flowed from the deep cut.一股血从深深的伤口中喷出。
- spurt of speed
- 突然加速；冲刺
- The cyclist made a spurt of speed on the final stretch.自行车手在最后一段赛道突然加速。
- spurt of anger
- 一阵愤怒
- A spurt of anger rose in him when he heard the insult.听到侮辱时，他心中升起一阵愤怒。
- spurt of activity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：spurt 的发音近似“嘶扑特”，想象瓶盖拧开时液体“噗”地喷出一小股；它也指突然加速或爆发的那一下。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述液体从孔口或伤口喷出的场景、体育比赛或运动中的突然加速、情感、活动或发展的短暂爆发、生长发育中的快速变化（如成长突增） “spurt”作名词时整体属于中性表达，在口语和书面语中都较常见。指液体喷涌时多用于具体场景描述；指速度、努力或成长的突然爆发时，比较常见于体育、健康或日常叙事。通常没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Grammar Note
常用 a spurt of + 名词，表示一阵/一股...
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with /ɜːt/ rhyme with 'spurt': hurt, blurt, assert (stressed final syllable). Beware lookalikes: 'sport' /spɔːt/ has a different vowel, and 'spat' /spæt/ and 'spirit' /ˈspɪrɪt/ do not rhyme with 'spurt'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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