stammer /ˈstæmə/ CET6+ TEM4 ( stammering, stammered, stammers )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you stammer, you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds. 结结巴巴地说; 口吃

  例：

  Five percent of children stammer at some point.

  5%的儿童在某个时候都会口吃。

  例：

  "Forgive me," I stammered.

  “原谅我吧，”我结结巴巴地说。

• 2. 

  stammering N-UNCOUNT 口吃

  例：

  Of all speech impediments stammering is probably the most embarrassing.

  在所有语言障碍中，口吃可能是最让人尴尬的。

• 3. 

  N-SING Someone who has a stammer tends to stammer when they speak. 口吃

  例：

  A speech therapist cured his stammer.

  一位语言矫治专家治好了他的口吃。