spurt

verb

/spɜːt/

/spɜːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they spurt	/spɜːt/ /spɜːrt/
he / she / it spurts	/spɜːts/ /spɜːrts/
past simple spurted	/ˈspɜːtɪd/ /ˈspɜːrtɪd/
past participle spurted	/ˈspɜːtɪd/ /ˈspɜːrtɪd/
-ing form spurting	/ˈspɜːtɪŋ/ /ˈspɜːrtɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] (of liquid or flames液体或火焰) to burst out or pour out suddenly; to produce sudden, powerful streams of liquid or flames喷出；冒出
- spurt (from something) Blood was spurting from her nose.血从她鼻子里汩汩流出来。
- spurt out (of/from something) Red and yellow flames spurted out of the fire.炉火吐出红色黄色的火焰。
- spurt something Her nose was spurting blood.她鼻子汩汩冒着血。
- spurt something + adv./prep. The volcano spurted clouds of steam and ash high into the air.火山把团团热气和灰尘喷向高空。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to increase your speed for a short time to get somewhere faster（短暂地）加速前进；冲刺
- She spurted past me to get to the line first.她冲刺超过我，率先抵达终点线。

Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

noun

/spɜːt/

/spɜːrt/

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an amount of liquid or flames that comes out of somewhere with great force涌出的液体；喷出的火舌
- a great spurt of blood一大股急速喷出的血
a sudden increase in speed, effort, activity or emotion for a short period of time（速度、干劲、活动或感情的）短时间激增，迸发
- You'd better put on a spurt (= hurry up) if you want to finish that work today.你要是想今天完成那项工作，最好狠加一把劲。
- Babies get very hungry during growth spurts.婴儿在猛长期会很饿。
- a sudden spurt of anger突然发作的怒火
Extra Examples
- Boys experience a growth spurt during puberty.男孩子在青春期阶段发育迅速。
- He felt a spurt of resentment against his brother.他心中突然涌起一股对哥哥的憎恨之情。
- She put on a spurt to get to the station in time.她突然加速飞奔以及时赶到车站。
- With one final spurt, he reached the top of the hill.他最后一鼓作气爬上了山顶。
- a spurt in capital spending资本支出的激增
- an initial spurt of energy最初的能量迸发
- I felt a little spurt of pleasure at the prospect.我对前景突然感到一丝鼓舞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sudden
- brief
- little
- …
verb + spurt
- put on
- feel
preposition
- with a spurt
- spurt in
- spurt of
- …
phrases
- in short spurts
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

Idioms

in spurts

in short periods of great activity, powerful movement, etc., rather than in a steady, continuous way一阵阵地；一股股地
- The water came out of the tap in spurts.水急速地从水龙头里喷出来。
- His breath came in short spurts.他的呼吸急促。