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V-ERG
(使)喷射;(使)喷发
When liquid or fire spurts from somewhere, or when something spurts liquid or fire, it comes out quickly in a thin, powerful stream.
例句
They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out...
他们的血喷了我一身。我几乎昏了过去。
He hit her on the head, causing her too to spurt blood.
他击中了她的头部,她也开始流血。
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N-COUNT
(喷射出的)一股
A spurt of liquid is a stream of it which comes out of something very forcefully.
例句
A spurt of diesel came from one valve and none from the other.
一股柴油从一个阀门中喷射出来,另一个阀门中则没有喷出任何东西。
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N-COUNT
(行动、努力、感情的)迸发
A spurt of activity, effort, or emotion is a sudden, brief period of intense activity, effort, or emotion.
例句
At adolescence, muscles go through a growth spurt...
在青春期,肌肉会迅猛发育。
I flushed bright red as a spurt of anger flashed through me...
一股怒气直冲头顶,我的脸一下子涨得通红。
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VERB
突然加速前进;冲刺
If someone or something spurts somewhere, they suddenly increase their speed for a short while in order to get there.
例句
The back wheels spun and the van spurted up the last few feet.
后轮突然转动起来,货车加速冲过了最后几英尺距离。
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PHRASE
时有时无;一阵一阵地
If something happens in spurts, there are periods of activity followed by periods in which it does not happen.
例句
The deals came in spurts: three in 1977, none in 1978, three more in 1979.
交易时有时无:1977 年有 3 笔,1978 年没有,1979 年又有 3 笔。