1.The engine coughed and spluttered into life, ie started noisily.
这发动机起动时喀喀作响。
2.Overawed(11) on meeting Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall, he spluttered(12), "I so enjoyed your black-and-white films."
见到好莱坞传奇人物劳伦·巴考尔的时候，他太震撼了，语无伦次地说：“我特别喜欢您的黑白电影。”
3."But it cannot be," he spluttered.
“但那不可能，”他结结巴巴地说。
4.Her father spluttered with indignation.
她父亲气得说话都语无伦次了。
5.'But, but...you can't!' she spluttered.
“可是，可是…你不能啊！”她急促而慌乱地说。
6.In the middle of the bridge, his old car spluttered out.
在过桥走到桥中间时，他的那辆破车劈啪响着熄了火。
7."But," spluttered Harry, "but you said the prophecy means -".
“可是，”哈利结结巴巴地说，“你说过那预言意味着——”。
8.Amazingly, after just 1.7 miles, the Ferrari had spluttered to a halt.
太令人惊讶了，仅仅1.7英里，法拉利就停到一边歇菜了。
9.The papers he had retired to read did not tell him much in fact; but they plunged him into an atmosphere in which he choked and spluttered.
他回来后阅读的那些文件实际上并没有告诉他多少情况，却使他陷入一种窒息和气急败坏的心清。