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N-COUNT
口吃;結巴
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.
例句
He spoke with a pronounced stutter.
他說話明顯結巴。
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VERB
口吃;說話結結巴巴
If someone stutters, they have difficulty speaking because they find it hard to say the first sound of a word.
例句
I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke.
我抖得厲害，感覺說話舌頭會打結。
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VERB
緩慢地顛簸前進;曲折緩慢地進行
If something stutters along, it progresses slowly and unevenly.
例句
The old truck stuttered along the winding road...
這輛舊卡車在蜿蜒的公路上緩慢地顛簸前行。
The political debate stutters on.
政治辯論一波三折地艱難進行著。