柯林斯詞典sputter /?sp?t?/ (sputtering,sputtered,sputters) 1. V-I 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. 發(fā)出噼裡啪啦聲 The truck sputtered and stopped. 該卡車噼啪響了響，就停下了。 The flame sputters out. 火焰噼啪噼啪地熄滅了。 返回 sputter劍橋詞典 sputter verb (SOUND) [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to make several quick explosive sounds （使）發(fā)出噼啪聲 The car sputtered once or twice and then stopped . 汽車噼啪響了一兩聲就停了下來。 sputter verb (ACTIVITY) [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ] literary If an activity sputters, it is weak and varied , and does not make people feel confident about it. （活動）勉強(qiáng)進(jìn)行 Russia's presidential campaign sputtered to an uneasy close on Monday . 俄羅斯的縂統(tǒng)競選活動磕磕絆絆，於周一勉強(qiáng)結(jié)束了。 返回 sputter