Our father's face had reddened with rage and he began to sputter.我们的父亲气得涨红了脸, 说话也开始结巴起来。

Engines sputtered to life again.发动机又开始噼噼啪啪运转起来。

the sputtering engine噼啪作响的发动机

The truck sputtered and stopped.卡车噼噼啪啪响着停了下来。

The flame sputters out.一阵毕毕剥剥的声音, 火苗熄灭了。

The economy is already sputtering, with low or no growth.经济运行已经失衡, 增长放缓甚至已经停止。

The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October.这场仗断断续续打到10月中旬, 停了下来。

The whole thing sputtered out.整个事态渐渐平息了下来。

Stunned, I sputtered, 'What do you mean?'我不知所措, 结结巴巴地问道：“你什么意思？”

He began to sputter his reply.他开始语无伦次地回答起来。

All I could hear was the sputter of the fire.我所能听到的只有火苗噼噼啪啪燃烧的声音。