sputter
v[I]
1 make a series of spitting or popping sounds 发出劈劈啪啪声; 毕剥作响
sausages sputtering in the frying-pan 在煎锅中毕剥作响的香肠
The engine sputtered feebly for a while and then stopped. 发动机发出一阵微弱的嗒嗒声後停了下来.
2 = splutter 1: sputtering with embarrassment 尴尬得语无伦次. sputter, n sputtering sound or way of speaking 劈啪声; 慌乱的说话方式.
🗣️ 情景例句
Everything I earn helps us towards getting that house
我的每一笔进帐都可帮助我们得到那幢房子
It's better than nothing.
总比没有好。
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.