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  1. sputter

    • IPA[ˈspʌtə]

    英式

    • v.
      make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds;speak in a series of incoherent bursts as a result of strong emotion
    • n.
      a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds
    • verb: sputter, 3rd person present: sputters, gerund or present participle: sputtering, past tense: sputtered, past participle: sputtered

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds the engine sputtered and stopped
    • speak in a series of incoherent bursts as a result of strong emotion ‘But … but …’ she sputtered
    • emit with a spitting sound the goose is in the oven, sputtering fat
    • proceed in a spasmodic and feeble way strikes in the public services sputtered on
    • 2. deposit (metal) on a surface by using fast ions to eject particles of it from a target.
    • coat (a surface) with a spray of metal particles emitted from a target that is bombarded with fast ions.

    名詞

    • 1. a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds the sputter of the motor died away
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    • IPA[ˈspədər]

    美式

    • v.
      make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when being heated or as a symptom of a fault: the engine sputtered and stopped
    • n.
      a series of soft explosive sounds, typically produced by an engine or by something heating or ... the sputter of the motor died away

    Oxford American Dictionary