splutter
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If someone splutters, they make short sounds and have difficulty speaking clearly, for example because they are embarrassed or angry. (因尴尬或愤怒而) 结结巴巴地说; 结结巴巴地说话
"But it cannot be," he spluttered. “但那不可能，”他结结巴巴地说。
2. V-I If something splutters, it makes a series of short, sharp sounds. 发劈啪声
Suddenly the engine coughed, spluttered, and died. 突然发动机扑哧扑哧、劈啪作响，然后熄火了。
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splutter /ˈsplʌtə/ (spluttering,spluttered,splutters)
剑桥词典
- (of a person ) to speak in a quick and confused way, producing short , unclear noises because of surprise , anger , etc., or (of a person or thing) to make a series of noises similar to this
（因惊讶、愤怒等）语无伦次地说；发出嘟囔声；发出噼啪声
The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation . 那位老先生愤怒地嘟囔着什么。
[ 跟直接引语一起使用的动词 ] "But, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered. “但是，呃……什么时候，嗯……怎样？”他语无伦次地说道。
She took too big a gulp of whisky and started to cough and splutter. 她那一口威士忌喝得太多，开始咳嗽起来，嘴里噗噗地吐着气。 返回 splutter