| 单词 | stammer |
| 释义 | stammer (once / 509 pages) vn To stammer — or to have a stammer — is to speak haltingly and to have trouble getting the words out. A stammer is also called a "stutter." Stammering (or stuttering) has a couple of related meanings. A stammer is a serious problem for some people who have great difficulty speaking. They have trouble getting the words out, and their language does not flow. They might get stuck repeating one sound over and over again. This is a difficult problem to overcome. However, we all stammer sometimes, often because we're confused, scared, tired, or unsure of what to say. WORD FAMILYstammer: stammered, stammerer, stammering, stammers+/stammerer: stammerers USAGE EXAMPLES‘What are you saying?’— as the cameras roll and the Russian president’s quarry stammers and squirms,” the article explains. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) Trump’s team objected and stammered that they won. Time(Dec 01, 2016) “Are you crazy?” “What are you saying?”— as the cameras roll and the Russian president’s quarry stammers and squirms. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) 1v speak haltingly Syn|Hyper bumble, falter, stutter mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 2n a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds Syn|Hyper stutter defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder a disorder of oral speech |
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