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sput.ter (obj)H5spQt7E5, $5spQt7Lvto make repeated explosive sounds发出劈啪声;结结巴巴地说The car sputtered once or twice and then stopped. [I]汽车劈啪了一两声便停了下来。I could hear the fat sputtering in the pan. [I]我能听见油在锅中劈啪作响。He was so furious he could only sputter his reply. [T]他气愤极了，只能结结巴巴地回答。The candle sputtered a little and then went out. [I]蜡烛劈啪几声便熄灭了。(fig.) With a sputtering economy (= With extremely brief periods of growth which may not continue) and the dollar at an all-time low, the president's task will not be an easy one. [I]由于经济短期增长和美元长期低迷，总统的工作并不轻松。
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