学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3257 sputter

 今天我们要学的词是 sputter¹. Sputter is spelled s-p-u-t-t-e-r-, sputter. Sputter 可以用来形容喷溅声、噼啪声，也指放缓、勉强进行。After tax cuts, rising incomes and buoyant stock markets set off a consumer boom in 2018, signs are emerging that the main engine of U.S. economic growth could sputter. 在减税、收入上升和强劲股市带动2018年的消费热潮之后，有迹象显示美国经济增长的驱动力可能会放缓。The Chinese economy is at a crossroads as real estate and retail² sales started to falter³, while job jitters⁴ mount and China's factories sputter ahead of the Lunar New Year. 中国经济正处于十字路口，房市和零售业出现下滑，工厂在农历新年之前萧条，工作机会不稳定。好的，我们今天学习的词是 sputter, sputter, sputter ...

1 sputter   

n.喷溅声；v.喷溅

参考例句：

• The engine gave a sputter and died.引擎发出一阵劈啪声就熄火了。
• Engines sputtered to life again.发动机噼啪噼啪地重新开动了。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 falter   

vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚

参考例句：

• His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
• As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。

4 jitters   

n.pl.紧张(通常前面要有the)

参考例句：

• I always get the jitters before exams. 我考试前总是很紧张。
• The whole city had the jitters from the bombing. 全城居民都为轰炸而心神不宁。