sputter

劈啪作響、噗噗作響、斷斷續續運轉

The old motorcycle sputtered for a while and then died.

那台老機車噗噗作響了一陣子，然後就熄火了。

氣急敗壞地說、結結巴巴地說

He sputtered something about being treated unfairly.

他氣急敗壞地說了些被不公平對待之類的話。

噴出、濺出

The pan sputtered hot oil across the whole counter.

鍋子把熱油濺得整個檯面都是。

衰退、逐漸停擺比喻

Their campaign sputtered in the final two weeks.

他們的競選活動在最後兩週逐漸失去動能。

劈啪聲、噗噗聲

We heard a sputter from the engine before the silence.

在一片寂靜之前，我們聽到引擎發出幾聲噗噗聲。