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单词 sputter
释义
sputter
verb
uk
/ˈspʌt.ər/us
/ˈspʌt̬.ɚ/

sputterverb(SOUND)

[I]
to make severalquickexplosivesounds:
（使）发出噼啪声
Thecarsputteredonceortwiceand thenstopped.汽车噼啪响了一两声就停了下来。
Witnessesreportedhearingenginessputtering before theplanecrashed.
[T,I]
to say something in aseriesofquickexplosivesounds,especiallywhen you areshockedorangry:
"This is New York!" sputters anexasperatedRay.
HeheardDebbie sputter ashockedinsult.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
  • babble
  • blaze
  • chuff
  • clatter
  • click away
  • clicker
  • clinking
  • clunk
  • crump
  • gunshot
  • hiss
  • jangling
  • pip
  • plunk
  • putter
  • scrunch
  • sonic boom
  • tick
  • white noise
  • whoosh
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sputterverb(ACTIVITY)

[I]literary
If anactivitysputters, itcontinuesweakly, and does not makepeoplefeelconfidentabout it:
Russia'spresidentialcampaignsputtered to anuneasycloseonMonday.俄罗斯的总统竞选活动磕磕绊绊，于周一勉强结束了。
Healthcostsarerisingwhile theeconomyis sputtering.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Uncertainty
  • amorphous
  • arguable
  • be neither fish nor fowlidiom
  • blurred
  • blurry
  • circumstantial
  • conflicted
  • dodgy
  • indeterminate
  • insecurely
  • insecurity
  • it remains to be seenidiom
  • it's early daysidiom
  • murky
  • slippery
  • spec
  • squishy
  • stutter
  • swither
  • unwritten
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sputter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspʌt.ər/us
/ˈspʌt̬.ɚ/
aquickexplosivesound:
Theenginewouldn'tstart- itgaveone or two sputters but that was all.
Theroomisfilledwith the sputters,hissesandclicksfrom themedicalmachinery.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
  • babble
  • blaze
  • chuff
  • clatter
  • click away
  • clicker
  • clinking
  • clunk
  • crump
  • gunshot
  • hiss
  • jangling
  • pip
  • plunk
  • putter
  • scrunch
  • sonic boom
  • tick
  • white noise
  • whoosh
See more results »
(Definition ofsputterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
sputter
verb
uk
/ˈspʌt.ər/us
/ˈspʌt̬.ɚ/

sputterverb(SOUND)

[IorT]
to make severalquickexplosivesounds
（使）发出噼啪声
Thecarsputteredonceortwiceand thenstopped.汽车噼啪响了一两声就停了下来。

sputterverb(ACTIVITY)

[I]literary
If anactivitysputters, it isweakandvaried, and does not makepeoplefeelconfidentabout it.
（活动）勉强进行
Russia'spresidentialcampaignsputtered to anuneasycloseonMonday.俄罗斯的总统竞选活动磕磕绊绊，于周一勉强结束了。

sputter| American Dictionary

sputter
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈspʌt̬·ər/
to makerepeatedexplosivesounds:
[I]The plane’senginebeganto sputter.
To sputter is also tospeakin a way that is notclear,esp. because you areangry:
[I]He sputtered andflappedhishandsinresponse.
(Definition ofsputterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsputter

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We can overcoat these thermally stable mandrels with plasma polymer, vapor deposited polyimide, or sputtered beryllium with unparalleled wall thickness and composition control.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The particles were assumed to be slowed by sputtering, with relatively low sputtering coefficient of 0.5.
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Other sputtering processes may be considered in the future.
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The average particle size can be controlled by proper choice of sputtering voltage, gas pressure, and substrate temperature.
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As the indictments of the spring grand jury coughed and sputtered in actual trials, there was little left for which to hope.
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The near surface layers of practical supported catalysts have been studied through low energy ion scattering the high surface sensitivity and ion beam sputtering to obtain monolayer" depth profiles".
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In parallel with the experiments investigating the coating deposition uniformity investigations were carried out on the target sputtering uniformity along its length using different magnetic system designs.
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Despite initial uneasiness on the part of legislators and labor officials, these funds began to proliferate in the 1950s as the movement for national health insurance sputtered.
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Finally, the completely dried preparations weresputter-coated with gold using standard procedures.
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The effect of secondary emission andsputteryield has been incorporated in the model through the plasma-wall collision frequency.
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The potential profile is affected by thesputteryield near the exit.
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The changes in the plasma density, potential and azimuthal electron velocity due to thesputteryield are significant in the acceleration region.
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Thesputteryield effect does not modify the electron temperature significantly.
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In the present work, the effect of secondary electron emission andsputteryield have been considered simultaneously.
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The sputtering model considered here may require significant modification for the case of highly fluffy and porous meteoroids.
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