blurt
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈblɜːt/
美 /ˈblɝt/
英文释义
名词 n.
- An abrupt outburst.
动词 v.
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To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
— Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.
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To spurt.
— the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.
词源 2
Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.
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