stutter

stutter
verb
  1. [no obj.]talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants
    结结巴巴说话
    the child was stuttering in fright.
    孩子被吓得说话结结巴巴的。
    ■[withobj.]utter in such a way
    结结巴巴地说出
    he shyly stuttered out an invitation to the cinema.
    他害羞地结结巴巴说出看电影的邀请。
    [with direct speech]‘W-what's happened?’ she stuttered.
    “发——发生了什么事?”她结结巴巴地问道。
    ■(of a machine or gun) produce a series of short, sharp sounds
    （机器，枪）突突地响
    she flinched as a machine gun stuttered nearby.
    当近处响起突突的机关枪声时，她退缩了。
noun
  1. a tendency to stutter while speaking
    口吃习惯
    ■a series of short, sharp sounds produced by a machine or gun
    （机器，枪的）突突响声
派生
stutterer
noun
stutteringly
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (as a verb): frequentative of dialect stut, of Germanic origin; related to German stossen 'strike against'
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