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单词 stammerer
释义
stammerstam‧mer1 /ˈstæmə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINstammer1
Origin:
Old English stamerian
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
stammer
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theystammer
he, she, itstammers
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theystammered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave stammered
he, she, ithas stammered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad stammered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill stammer
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have stammered
Continuous Form
PresentIam stammering
he, she, itis stammering
you, we, theyare stammering
PastI, he, she, itwas stammering
you, we, theywere stammering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been stammering
he, she, ithas been stammering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been stammering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be stammering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been stammering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Patterson often stammered during speeches.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Benjamin stammered out an apologetic request - how he would appreciate it if no one else was told about our visit.
  • Forgive me, he stammered, if I press when I should not.
  • Labour voices have been stammering to oblige.
  • Now, she stammered in his presence, gone the blustery Trudy her girlfriends knew.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSdifferent ways of saying something
to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: · ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: · He mumbled his thanks.
to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: · ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath.· She muttered something about having to go home early.
to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: · She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
to say something in a low angry voice: · ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
to say something in a nasty angry way: · ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
to say something suddenly and loudly: · ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: · It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: · ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.
Longman Language Activatorto speak unclearly
to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself repeating the first sound in some words, usually several times: · Savio was a shy man who stuttered when he was nervous.· "I d-d-don't know,'' he stammered.· Most kids who stammer eventually grow out of it.
to speak quietly and not at all clearly, so that it is difficult for people to understand you: · Don't mumble -- I can't hear what you're saying.· An old man sat on the curb, mumbling and laughing to himself.mumble about: · He looked embarrassed, and mumbled something about being sorry.
to speak unclearly, without separating your words or sounds correctly, usually because you are tired or have been drinking alcohol: · After just a couple of drinks, she starts to slur.slur your words: · When Lionel is tired he tends to slur his words.
to speak unclearly because you have difficulty pronouncing "s' sounds: · As a child she used to lisp.· "What time ith it?'' he lisped.
 to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc SYN  stutter:  Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. Ben stammered out an apology.► see thesaurus at say—stammerer noun [countable]
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