His voice deserted him; he coughed and spluttered. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Then she would take up another pen, and begin to write, and find that it spluttered. 查尔斯·狄更斯.大卫·科波菲尔.
And then rolled and spluttered more than ever. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Twice more in the darkness the bell at the great gate sounded, and the irruption was repeated, and the grindstone whirled and spluttered. 查尔斯·狄更斯.双城记.
The papers he had retired to read did not tell him much in fact; but they plunged him into an atmosphere in which he choked and spluttered. 伊迪丝·华顿.纯真年代.
The pen spluttered again, and the flourish was attached to his signature. 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.