stutter

1. N-COUNT If someone has a stutter, they find it difficult to say the first sound of a word, and so they often hesitate or repeat it two or three times. 口吃[usu sing]

He spoke with a pronounced stutter. 他說話帶有明顯的口吃。

2. V-I If someone stutters, they have difficulty speaking because they find it hard to say the first sound of a word. 結結巴巴地說話

I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke. 我那時抖得很厲害，我覺得說話時都會結結巴巴。

3. stutteringN-UNCOUNT 口吃

He had to stop talking because if he'd kept on, the stuttering would have started. 他不得不停止講話，因為如果他繼續(xù)下去，口吃就會發(fā)作。