spurt /ˈspɝt/
噴射,衝刺(vt.)噴射(vi.)噴出,迸發,衝刺
Spurt v. i. To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt.
Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock,
Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock. --Pope.
Spurt, v. t. To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.
Spurt, n.
1. A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt.
2. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.]
3. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.
Spurt grass Bot., a rush fit for basket work.
Spurt n. A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.
The long, steady sweep of the so-called =\“paddle” tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt.\= --T. Hughes.
Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spurting.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.
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spurt
n : the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: jet,
squirt, spirt]
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
[syn: spirt, gush, spout]
2: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn:
forge, spirt]