"sputter out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 熄滅（斷斷續續地）
• 慢慢結束

Definition

逐漸熄滅或停止運作，通常會發出斷斷續續的微弱聲響；可用來形容引擎、火焰或逐漸失去活力的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般用來形容逐漸且帶點聲音地停止，多見於引擎、火焰，也可比喻事情能量慢慢消失；屬於口語，正式場合較少使用。和“go out”（安靜熄滅）或“die out”（不一定有聲音）有區別。

Examples

The candle finally sputtered out after an hour.

蠟燭一小時後終於**熄滅**了。

My car engine would sputter out every winter morning.

我的汽車引擎每逢冬天早上都會**熄火**。

The fire in the cabin sputtered out during the night.

小屋裡的火堆在夜裡**漸漸熄滅了**。

Their enthusiasm for the project sputtered out after a few setbacks.

他們對這個專案的熱情在碰到一些挫折後**逐漸消失了**。

The old lawnmower just sputtered out halfway through the yard.

那台舊割草機在花園中途就**熄火了**。

When the Wi-Fi signal started to sputter out, our video call froze.

當Wi-Fi訊號開始**變弱快斷**時，我們的視訊通話就卡住了。