stut·ter
verb/ˈstʌtə(r)/
/ˈstʌtər/
Verb Forms
| 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 - + 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。
- + speech ‘W-w-what?’ he stuttered.
- [intransitive] (of a vehicle or an engine) 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。
- The car stuttered along in first gear.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): frequentative of dialect stut, of Germanic origin; related to German stossen ‘strike against’.