a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
Verb:
speak haltingly;
"The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
双语例句
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
His stammer rendered him unfit for a teaching job. 他的口吃毛病使他不宜担任教职。
She is always ragging Tom about his stammer. 她总是拿汤姆的口吃开玩笑。
I had a speech impediment, commonly referred to as a stutter or stammer. 我患有语言障碍，就是通常所指的口吃或者是结巴。
If you have a stammer a little bit in the middle where it does not matter to continue to read, and then come back to repeat. 如果中间有结巴的地方也不要紧，继续读下去，然后再回来重读。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
Before Tony could stammer out his thanks,she walked away. 没等托尼结结巴巴地说出一声谢谢，她已经走开了。
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。
用作名词 (n.)
I had a speech impediment, commonly referred to as a stutter or stammer. 我患有语言障碍，就是通常所指的口吃或者是结巴。
If you have a stammer a little bit in the middle where it does not matter to continue to read, and then come back to repeat. 如果中间有结巴的地方也不要紧，继续读下去，然后再回来重读。
His stammer rendered him unfit for a teaching job. 他的口吃毛病使他不宜担任教职。
It's cruel to make fun of people who stammer. 嘲笑口吃的人未免不近人情。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)
She stammers when she feels nervous. 她紧张时就口吃。
用作及物动词S+ ～+n./pron.
She'll stammer her words if you upset her. 如果你让她不高兴的话，她会变得结结巴巴的。
S+～+that-clause
“Wh-when can we g-go?” she stammered. “我们什，什么时候能走，走？”她结结巴巴地问。
