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| 1 | a sudden strong flow of a liquid 喷射；涌出 |
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| 2 | a sudden increase in something , for example speed or development 突然增加 | Many children have a growth spurt (=a period when they grow more quickly) in their teens. 很多孩子在十几岁时会突然猛长。 | | put a spurt on (=suddenly start to run or do something much faster than before) She put a spurt on and reached the gate before him. 突然加速 | |
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| 3 | a sudden short burst of an emotion （感情的）迸发，爆发 | a spurt of amusement/anger/violence 一阵狂喜/大怒/狂暴 | |
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| - | in spurts
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| only at some times within a period , not continuously |
| 断断续续地；一阵阵地 |
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