stammer
v
1 (also stutter) [I]
speak with sudden pauses and a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllable (because of a speech defect or from fear, excitement, etc) 口吃; 結(jié)巴著說話
`G-g-give me that b-b-book,' said Henry, unable to stop stammering. `給、 給、 給我那本、 本、 本書,'亨利結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) say sth in this way 結(jié)巴著說某事
`G-g-goodb-b-bye,' she stammered. 她結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說出
`再、 再、 再見、 見、 見.'
stammer out a request 結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地提出請求. stammer, n (usu sing 通常作單數(shù))
(a) tendency to stammer 口吃; 結(jié)巴
speak with a stammer 說話結(jié)巴
He's always had a slight stammer. 他一向有點兒口吃.
(b) stammering speech 結(jié)巴的言語.