sputter
v[I]
1 make a series of spitting or popping sounds 發(fā)出劈劈啪啪聲; 畢剝作響
sausages sputtering in the frying-pan 在煎鍋中畢剝作響的香腸
The engine sputtered feebly for a while and then stopped. 發(fā)動機發(fā)出一陣微弱的嗒嗒聲後停了下來.
2 = splutter 1: sputtering with embarrassment 尷尬得語無倫次. sputter, n sputtering sound or way of speaking 劈啪聲; 慌亂的說話方式.