| 释义 |
stutter
stutterspeak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetition, blocks, or spasms, or prolongations of sounds and syllables along with contortions of the face and body; distorted speech [Both stammer and stutter mean to speak with difficulty. Stammer suggests inarticulate sounds or interrupted speech caused by excitement, embarrassment, confusion, or other emotion that may require special treatment to correct. Stutter designates a broad range of speech defects. It is the term that is preferred in technical usage: His stutter was more than merely a stammer of embarrassment.]
Not to be confused with:stammer – speak with involuntary breaks and pauses or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds; pause, hesitate, falterstut·ter S0828200 (stŭt′ər)intr. & tr.v. stut·tered, stut·ter·ing, stut·ters To speak or utter with a spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.n. The act or habit of stuttering.
[Frequentative of dialectal stut, from Middle English stutten.]
stut′ter·er n.stut′ter·ing·ly adv.stutter (ˈstʌtə) vb1. to speak (a word, phrase, etc) with recurring repetition of consonants, esp initial ones2. to make (an abrupt sound) repeatedly: the gun stuttered. n3. the act or habit of stuttering4. a stuttering sound[C16: related to Middle Low German stötern, Old High German stōzan to push against, Latin tundere to beat] ˈstutterer n ˈstuttering n, adj ˈstutteringly advstut•ter (ˈstʌt ər)
v.i. 1. to speak with the rhythm interrupted by repetitions, blocks or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables. 2. to proceed or operate with spasmodic interruptions or repetitions. v.t. 3. to say with a stutter. n. 4. an act or instance of stuttering. 5. speech characterized by blocks or spasms interrupting the rhythm. [1520–30; earlier stut (Middle English stutten to stutter) + -er6; compare Dutch stotteren, Middle Low German stotern in same sense] stut′ter•er, n. stutter
Past participle: stuttered
Gerund: stuttering
| Present |
|---|
| I stutter | | you stutter | | he/she/it stutters | | we stutter | | you stutter | | they stutter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I stuttered | | you stuttered | | he/she/it stuttered | | we stuttered | | you stuttered | | they stuttered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am stuttering | | you are stuttering | | he/she/it is stuttering | | we are stuttering | | you are stuttering | | they are stuttering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have stuttered | | you have stuttered | | he/she/it has stuttered | | we have stuttered | | you have stuttered | | they have stuttered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stuttering | | you were stuttering | | he/she/it was stuttering | | we were stuttering | | you were stuttering | | they were stuttering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stuttered | | you had stuttered | | he/she/it had stuttered | | we had stuttered | | you had stuttered | | they had stuttered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will stutter | | you will stutter | | he/she/it will stutter | | we will stutter | | you will stutter | | they will stutter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have stuttered | | you will have stuttered | | he/she/it will have stuttered | | we will have stuttered | | you will have stuttered | | they will have stuttered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be stuttering | | you will be stuttering | | he/she/it will be stuttering | | we will be stuttering | | you will be stuttering | | they will be stuttering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been stuttering | | you have been stuttering | | he/she/it has been stuttering | | we have been stuttering | | you have been stuttering | | they have been stuttering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been stuttering | | you will have been stuttering | | he/she/it will have been stuttering | | we will have been stuttering | | you will have been stuttering | | they will have been stuttering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been stuttering | | you had been stuttering | | he/she/it had been stuttering | | we had been stuttering | | you had been stuttering | | they had been stuttering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would stutter | | you would stutter | | he/she/it would stutter | | we would stutter | | you would stutter | | they would stutter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have stuttered | | you would have stuttered | | he/she/it would have stuttered | | we would have stuttered | | you would have stuttered | | they would have stuttered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stutter - a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain soundsstammerdefect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech | | Verb | 1. | stutter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"stammer, bumble, faltermouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
stutternoun1. stammer, faltering, speech impediment, speech defect, hesitance He spoke with a pronounced stutter.verb1. stammer, stumble, falter, hesitate, splutter, speak haltingly I was trembling so hard, I though I would stutter when I spoke.stutterverbTo introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speech:stammer.nounA speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pauses:stammer, stammering, stuttering.Translationsstutter (ˈstatə) verb to stammer. He stutters sometimes when he's excited; `I've s-s-seen a gh-gh-ghost,' he stuttered. 結結巴巴地說話 结结巴巴地说 noun a stammer. He has a stutter. 口吃 口吃ˈstutterer noun a person who has a stammer. 口吃者 口吃者stutter
stutter[′stəd·ər] (communications) Series of undesired black and white lines sometimes produced when a facsimile signal undergoes a sharp amplitude change. (medicine) A speech disorder marked by repetition of words, syllables, or sounds, or by hesitations in manner by the speaker. stutter
stut·ter (stŭt'ĕr), To speak dysfluently; to enunciate certain words with difficulty and with frequent halting and repetition of the initial consonant of a word or syllable. [frequentative of stut, from Goth. stautan, to strike] stutter (stŭt′ər)intr. & tr.v. stut·tered, stut·tering, stut·ters To speak or utter with a spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.n. The act or habit of stuttering.
stut′ter·er n.stut′ter·ing·ly adv.stutter
Synonyms for stutternoun stammerSynonyms- stammer
- faltering
- speech impediment
- speech defect
- hesitance
verb stammerSynonyms- stammer
- stumble
- falter
- hesitate
- splutter
- speak haltingly
Synonyms for stutterverb to introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speechSynonymsnoun a speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pausesSynonyms- stammer
- stammering
- stuttering
Synonyms for stutternoun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain soundsSynonymsRelated Words- defect of speech
- speech defect
- speech disorder
verb speak haltinglySynonymsRelated Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
|