spurt

spurt — 動詞

IPA/spɜːt/
KK[spˈɚt]IPA/spɜːrt/
  • spurtpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • spurtshe / she / it
  • spurtedpast simple
  • spurting-ing form

1. When a liquid, gas, or flame comes out of something with sudden force through a

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

噴出；湧出

液體、氣體從狹窄開口突然有力地流出

When a liquid, gas, or flame comes out of something with sudden force through a narrow opening — like water bursting from a broken pipe, or blood shooting from a deep cut. It can also be used transitively to describe making this happen.

例句

Theo cut his finger while chopping vegetables, and blood spurted onto the kitchen counter.

Theo 切菜時割傷了手指，鮮血噴到了廚房流理臺上。

intransitive: spurt + preposition/adverb (onto)

A pipe burst in the basement and water spurted from the crack with great force.

地下室的一根水管爆裂，水從裂縫中強力噴出。

同義詞
  • gush

    stronger emphasis on a large volume of liquid flowing fast; 'gush' often describes water or tears

  • squirt

    implies a thinner, more controlled stream, often from a nozzle or bottle opening

  • shoot

    suggests the liquid travels through the air, like a jet; 'shoot' is more dramatic

反義詞
  • trickle

    a slow, thin flow, the opposite of a forceful spurt

  • drip

    separate drops falling one by one, not a continuous stream

文法句型

spurt (out/forth) from [opening/cut]

spurt [liquid] + adverbial

spurt + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used with a directional adverb or preposition (out, forth, from, onto) to indicate where the liquid goes. The transitive form is less common — you typically say 'blood spurted out' rather than 'he spurted blood.'

常見錯誤

❌ 'Water spurted out from the pipe' uses 'spurt' correctly for liquid. Don't confuse with 'squirt' — 'squirt' implies a smaller, more controlled stream from a container like a bottle or syringe.

2. to rise or climb very quickly and suddenly in level, amount, or intensity — ofte

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

激增；飆升

數量或速度突然快速增長

to rise or climb very quickly and suddenly in level, amount, or intensity — often used for numbers like prices, sales, or a runner's speed at the end of a race.

例句

Nora's heart rate spurted when she heard a strange noise outside her bedroom window.

Nora 聽到臥室窗外有怪聲時，她的心跳突然飆升。

spurt (of rate/level) — sudden physiological increase

After three slow years, the company's profits suddenly spurted by nearly thirty percent.

經過三年的低迷後，該公司的利潤突然激增了近百分之三十。

spurt by [percentage] — common pattern in business contexts

同義詞
  • surge

    similar meaning but often used for large-scale economic trends; 'surge' feels more dramatic and sustained

  • shoot up

    more informal; 'shoot up' is common in spoken English for rapid increases

  • jump

    emphasises the suddenness of the increase rather than the speed; 'jump' is more neutral

反義詞
  • decline

    a gradual decrease, the opposite of a sudden increase

  • dip

    a short, temporary decrease in amount or level

文法句型

spurt + adverbial (amount/percentage)

spurt to [number]

spurt by [amount]

用法筆記

Almost always intransitive. The amount of increase is typically given after the verb with 'by' (spurted by 20%) or 'to' (spurted to $5 million). Common subjects: sales, profits, prices, heart rate, speed, growth.

常見錯誤

❌The economy spurted 5%' (wrong pattern).
✅The economy spurted by 5%.
💡Unlike 'increase,' 'spurt' cannot take the amount directly as an object without a preposition.

spurt — 名詞

IPA/spɜːt/
KK[spˈɚt]IPA/spɝːt/