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spurt

🇬🇧 UK/spә:t/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To gush or shoot out suddenly in a stream or jet

喷射，迸发，喷出

n.

A sudden brief gush of liquid; a sudden burst of speed or activity

喷射；突然迸发；冲刺

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
spurtother
=spurt

Common Collocations

  • 1.growth spurt生长突增期
  • 2.spurt of energy一阵爆发的活力
  • 3.final spurt最后冲刺
  • 4.spurt of flame一股火焰喷射

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Blood spurted from the wound before the paramedics could apply pressure.

  • 2.

    The runner made a final spurt of energy to cross the finish line first.

  • 3.

    Water spurted out of the broken pipe and flooded the basement.

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