spurt
verb · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
- 2.
(intransitive)To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
- 3.
(intransitive)To make a strong effort for a short period of time.
The bullion market spurted on Thursday.
The runners spurted to the last lap as if they had extracted new energy from the applauds of the audience.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
a spurt of water; a spurt of blood
- 2.
(slang)Ejaculation of semen.
- 3.
(obsolete)A shoot; a bud.
- 4.
A moment, a short period of time.
Đồng nghĩa: instant, jiffy, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, mo, moment, New York minute, New York second, no time, sec, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while
- 5.
A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.
- 6.
The act of spurting, or something spurted
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From earlier spirt, sprit (to sprout), from Middle English sprytten, from Old English spryttan, from *spruttjan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (to strew, sow, sprinkle).