"to gush out, squirt," 1560s, variant of spirt, perhaps cognate with Middle High German spürzen "to spit," and sprützen "to squirt" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Spurted; spurting. The noun in this sense is attested from 1775.
spurt (n.)
"brief burst of activity," 1560s, variant of spirt "brief period of time" (1540s), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow connected with spurt (v.).
雙語例句
1. He hit her on the head, causing her too to spurt blood.
他擊中了她的頭部，她也開始流血。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The recent spurt in violence has demoralised the public.
最近暴力行為激增，這已經打擊了公眾的信心。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I flushed bright red as a spurt of anger flashed through me.
一股怒氣直沖頭頂，我的臉一下子漲得通紅。
來自柯林斯例句
4. At adolescence, muscles go through a growth spurt.