| 单词 | spurt |
| 释义 | spurt (spɜːʳt ) Word forms: spurts , spurting , spurted 1. verb When liquid or fire spurts from somewhere, or when something spurts liquid or fire, it comes out quickly in a thin, powerful stream. They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out. [VERB noun] ...a fountain that spurts water nine stories high. [VERB noun] I saw flames spurt from the roof. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: gush, shoot, burst, spring Spurt out means the same as spurt. When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Wear eye protection when opening the container, since it's so easy for contents to spurt out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. countable noun A spurt of liquid is a stream of it which comes out of something very forcefully. A spurt of diesel came from one valve and none from the other. [+ of] Synonyms: gush, jet, burst, spray 3. countable noun A spurt of activity, effort, or emotion is a sudden, brief period of intense activity, effort, or emotion. At adolescence, muscles go through a growth spurt. I flushed bright red as a spurt of anger flashed through me. The recent spurt in violence has demoralised the public. Synonyms: burst, rush, surge, fit 4. verb If someone or something spurts somewhere, they suddenly increase their speed for a short while in order to get there. The back wheels spun and the van spurted up the last few feet. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: shoot, race, fly, speed Spurt is also a noun. At the end of the race the athlete puts on a spurt. 5. in spurts phrase If something happens in spurts, there are periods of activity followed by periods in which it does not happen. The deals came in spurts: three in 1977, none in 1978, three more in 1979. Collocations: sudden spurt She continued on her mission to retrain herself and, in a sudden spurt of confidence a year after the accident, she applied for a job. Times,Sunday Times A sudden spurt of global growth would do wonders. Times, Sunday Times Recently people had diversified into the cultivation of vanilla on account of the sudden spurt in prices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sudden spurts of speed are not in your repertoire. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 喷出, 一股喷射出的 Japanese: 噴出する, 噴出 |
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