stutter

英 [ˈstʌtə(r)]

美 [ˈstʌtər]

v.  口吃; 结结巴巴地说; 突突地吃力行驶(或艰难启动、艰难运转)
n.  口吃; 结巴

过去式：stuttered　现在分词：stuttering　第三人称单数：stutters　过去分词：stuttered　复数：stutters　

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牛津词典

verb

• 口吃；结结巴巴地说
  to have difficulty speaking because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first sound of some words several times
  1. ‘W-w-what?’ he stuttered.
     “什…什…什么？”他结结巴巴地说。
  2. I managed to stutter a reply.
     我结结巴巴，好不容易应了一句。
• 突突地吃力行驶（或艰难启动、艰难运转）
  to move or start with difficulty, making short sharp noises or movements
  1. The car stuttered along in first gear.
     汽车挂了一挡，突突地缓缓前进。

noun

• 口吃；结巴
  a speech problem in which a person finds it difficult to say the first sound of a word and repeats it several times
  1. He had a terrible stutter.
     他患严重口吃。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 口吃;结巴
  If someone has astutter, they find it difficult to say the first sound of a word, and so they often hesitate or repeat it two or three times.
  1. He spoke with a pronounced stutter.
     他说话明显结巴。
• VERB 口吃;说话结结巴巴
  If someonestutters, they have difficulty speaking because they find it hard to say the first sound of a word.
  1. I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke.
     我抖得厉害，感觉说话舌头会打结。
• VERB 缓慢地颠簸前进;曲折缓慢地进行
  If somethingstuttersalong, it progresses slowly and unevenly.
  1. The old truck stuttered along the winding road...
     这辆旧卡车在蜿蜒的公路上缓慢地颠簸前行。
  2. The political debate stutters on.
     政治辩论一波三折地艰难进行着。

英英释义

noun

• a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
  Synonym:stammer

verb

• speak haltingly
  1. The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
  Synonym:bumblestammerfalter

双语例句

• I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter as a child.
  不久以前我参加了一个学校的颁奖典礼。典礼的嘉宾发言人是安德鲁·克罗夫特，他小时侯曾经有过严重口吃。
• There were modest tintinnabulations, which seemed to stutter and tremble like a first avowal.
  有些铃声是缓和的，好像口吃，又像第一个字母阿阿的在发颤。
• The little girl speaks with a little stutter.
  那小女孩说话有点口吃。
• However, we should not blame those who cannot speak well because of a physical defect such as a natural lisp, stutter or dyslexia.
  不过，因身体缺陷如天生口齿不清、结巴、诵读困难等而不能讲好英语者，我们不应当责怪。
• Are mutations that affect this pathway present in independent cohorts of people who stutter?
  影响溶酶体通路的突变在另外的个体口吃者中是否也存在？
• However, bankers remain cautious as financing markets are unpredictable and the environment for deals continues to stutter.
  然而，银行家仍保持态度谨慎，因融资市场不可预测，且交易环境继续不稳。
• He should support and assist anyone with a stutter or other disorder.
  他应该支持并帮助结巴或者有障碍的人。
• The political debate stutters on.
  政治辩论一波三折地艰难进行着。
• I know that embarrassment makes a stutter worse.
  我知道尴尬情况会使口吃加重。
• Since the day I began to stutter, the stuttering has been a very important part of my life.
  从我开始口吃的那天起，口吃就成为了我生命中的一个重要部分。