spurts
n.
短暂而突然的活动或努力( spurt的名词复数 );
突然奋起;
v.
（液体，火焰等）喷出，（使）涌出( spurt的第三人称单数 );
（短暂地）加速前进，冲刺;
例句:
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A shoal of flying-fish Spurts out like animate spray.
来自F. B. Young
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When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up.
洗衣机冒出水来时，我们至少可以把水擦干。
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The deals came in spurts: three in 1977, none in 1978, three more in 1979.
交易时有时无：1977年有3笔，1978年没有，1979年又有3笔。
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Great spurts of gas shoot out of the sun.
太阳气体射出形成大爆发.
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Freud continued to work in spurts upon the text.
来自J. N. Isbister
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It's curious how ageing comes in spurts, not increments.
来自THETIMES