The water came out of the tap in spurts.

水急速地从水龙头里喷出来。

《牛津词典》

The deals came in spurts: three in 1977, none in 1978, three more in 1979.

交易时有时无：1977年3笔，1978年没有，1979年又有3笔。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Other than that, we've been playing in spurts.

除此之外，我们一直在比赛中突然爆发。

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We eliminated sector funds from consideration because they tend to do well in spurts only.

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The money will be doled out in spurts, with Congressional approval.

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