blurt
verb- blurt something (out) | blurt that… | blurt what, how, etc… | + speech
to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough 脫口而出 She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我還沒來得及制止,她已脫口而出。 ‘She’s pregnant,’ Jack blurted. “她懷孕了,”傑克脫口而出。 He blurted out the question without thinking. 這個問題他想都沒想就脫口而出了。
Synonyms callcall- cry out
- exclaim
- blurt
- burst out
- call to shout or say something loudly to attract somebody’s attention:
I thought I heard someone calling. 我仿佛聽見有人在呼喊。
- cry out (something) to shout something loudly, especially when you need help or are in trouble:
She cried out for help. 她大聲呼救。 I cried out his name. 我大聲呼喚他的名字。
- exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of a strong emotion:
‘It isn’t fair!’ he exclaimed angrily. “這不公平!” 他氣憤地喊道。
- blurt to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough:
He blurted out the answer without thinking. 他不假思索脫口說出了答案。
- burst out to say something suddenly and loudly, especially with a lot of emotion:
‘He’s a bully!’ the little boy burst out. “他欺負人!” 小男孩突然大叫。
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out (something) to somebody
- to call/cry out for something
- to cry out/exclaim in/with something
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out suddenly
- to call/cry out/exclaim/burst out loudly
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlurt is used with these nouns as the object:- word
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably imitative.