stammer
verb /ˈstæmə(r)/
/ˈstæmər/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they stammer | /ˈstæmə(r)/ /ˈstæmər/ |
| he / she / it stammers | /ˈstæməz/ /ˈstæmərz/ |
| past simple stammered | /ˈstæməd/ /ˈstæmərd/ |
| past participle stammered | /ˈstæməd/ /ˈstæmərd/ |
| -ing form stammering | /ˈstæmərɪŋ/ /ˈstæmərɪŋ/ |
- to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and often stopping, before saying things correctly
口吃；结结巴巴地说 - Many children stammer but grow out of it.
很多小孩口吃，但长大后就改过来了。 - + speech ‘W-w-what?’ he stammered.
“什…什…什么？” 他结巴着说。 - stammer something (out) She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker.
她只能勉强结结巴巴地说一说袭击她的人是什么模样。
Collocations DictionaryStammer is used with these nouns as the object:- apology
词源late Old English stamerian, of West Germanic origin; related to stumble. The noun dates from the late 18th cent. - Many children stammer but grow out of it.