stammer

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六级GRE Collins 1

n. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

v. 口吃, 结结巴巴地说
n. 口吃, 结巴

Collins 星级

16,868

BNC 频率

14,314

使用频率

stammer 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到“stammer”与“stam”相关，表示说话时的停顿或重复，类似于发音不流利的状态。

例句

1. He tends to stammer when he is nervous.

他在紧张时往往口吃。

2. The teacher helped the student who would stammer during presentations.

老师帮助了在演讲时会口吃的学生。

3. She was patient and listened carefully when he began to stammer.

当他开始口吃时，她很耐心并仔细听着。