spurt

spurt1 /spɜːt $ spɜːrt/ verb

a) [intransitiveI]POUR if liquid or flames spurt from something, they come out of it quickly and suddenly 〔液体或火焰〕喷出，迸出

spurt from/out of

Blood spurted from his nose.

血从他的鼻子里喷涌而出。

Flames spurted through the roof.

火焰蹿出屋顶。

b) [transitiveT]SEND to send out liquid or flames quickly or suddenly 喷出〔液体或火焰〕

It boiled over, spurting hot water everywhere.

煮潽了，热水喷得到处都是。

2 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FAST/QUICK to suddenly start moving more quickly, especially for a short time 迅速行进；冲刺

He suddenly spurted ahead of the others.

他突然冲到其他人的前面。

Examples from the Corpus

spurt• But once the adrenalin spurts back into your system it will not gently leak away.• The knife hit an artery, and the wound spurted blood.• Water spurted from the burst pipe.• Oil from the spill spurted into the crystal waters of Prince William Sound.• Judging from the minerals present in the mass of water, it appeared to have spurted out of the ocean crust.• Who would ever have imagined satellites entirely covered with ice floes, or volcanos spurting sulfur a hundred kilometers into space?• The volcano spurted sulfur miles into the atmosphere.• The water that spurted through my window was a mere splash.• Indeed, there were little fountains of seawater spurting up between the water containers at that spot.• Fear spurted up into his mouth but he managed to hold the gaze, eye to eye.• With each wave a gush of water spurted up into your armpit and slopped into the cabin.

spurt from/out of• Blood spurted from the wound.• Tears spurted out of her eyes, her nostrils flared.• Judging from the minerals present in the mass of water, it appeared to have spurted out of the ocean crust.

spurt2 noun [countableC]

1 POURwhen an amount of liquid or flame suddenly comes quickly out of something 〔液体或火焰的〕喷出；涌出

spurt of

a sudden spurt of flame

突然喷出的火焰

in spurts

The water came out of the tap in short spurts (=a small amount at a time).

水一阵阵地从水龙头里喷出。

2 INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTa short sudden increase of activity, effort, speed, or emotion 〔活动、努力、速度或情感的〕突然增加；迸发

spurt of

In a sudden spurt of anger, Ellen slammed the door shut.

埃伦突然火冒三丈，砰的一声把门关上。

growth spurt (=when a child suddenly grows quickly) 〔儿童的〕快速发育期

in spurts

We weren’t consistent – we played in spurts.

我们并不是一直都一个样，有时会疯玩一阵。

Examples from the Corpus

spurt• As the Ford charged after the Mercedes, Dunn saw in his wing mirror a spurt of tracer fire.• They have built a record of 23-7 this season on the strength of sheer, unadulterated talent and spurts of gumption.• She also works out on a special weight machine that lets her emulate the all-important explosive spurt.• The whale sent one final spurt into the air and disappeared.• For most, however, the hormone may trigger a growth spurt but seems not to increase final adult height.• a growth spurt• Yachmenev added another goal to end the spurt and give Los Angeles a 7-1 lead.• The early San Antonio date also upsets explanations for the spurt in population growth during Classic times.

spurt of• The whale headed for the other side of the pool with a spurt of his blow hole.• a spurt of rapid inflation

growth spurt• The Lancet medical journal reports that children who were underweight before the operation had a growth spurt afterwards.• Normally the first thing that happens is that you start a growth spurt and suddenly become taller.• For most, however, the hormone may trigger a growth spurt but seems not to increase final adult height.• Osteosarcoma is not usually classified with hormonal cancers, but its onset largely coincides with the final hormonal growth spurt in teenagers.• However, something else happened to Kuehn at the time: He hit a late growth spurt.• Since their first prepubescent growth spurt, these big women have had to struggle not to be embarrassed.• In any case, the growth spurt did not last.

From Longman Business Dictionary

spurtspurt /spɜːtspɜːrt/ noun [countableC]

a short sudden increase of activity

The stock market put on a spurt (=suddenly increased in activity for a short period of time) late in the day.

The auto industry has experienced a slight growth spurt in sales.

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