stutter

verb

/ˈstʌtə(r)/

/ˈstʌtər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they stutter	/ˈstʌtə(r)/ /ˈstʌtər/
he / she / it stutters	/ˈstʌtəz/ /ˈstʌtərz/
past simple stuttered	/ˈstʌtəd/ /ˈstʌtərd/
past participle stuttered	/ˈstʌtəd/ /ˈstʌtərd/
-ing form stuttering	/ˈstʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈstʌtərɪŋ/

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

词源late 16th cent. (as a verb): frequentative of dialect stut, of Germanic origin; related to German stossen ‘strike against’.

noun

/ˈstʌtə(r)/

/ˈstʌtər/

[singular]