vt. & vi.口吃 speak with difficulty in producing sounds, especially habitually holding back the first consonant

　～ confusedly　说话迷糊而结巴
　～ hesitatingly　吞吞吐吐
　～ inarticulately　口齿不清地说
　～ laboriously　说话费力而结巴
　～ along　时断时续地进行
　～ into life　勉强地发动起来
　～ out a request　结结巴巴地提出一个请求
　～ to a halt　断断续续地进行

　She stuttered when she feels nervous.　她紧张时就会口吃。
　The match stuttered along.　比赛时断时续地进行着。
　Once more the machine gun stuttered.　机枪又一次突突突地打响。
　I pressed the starter and the old engine stuttered into life.　我按了启动器，那台老机器便勉强地发动起来了。
　The discussion stuttered to a halt.　讨论断断续续地进行了几次后终止了。
　He stuttered his thanks.　他结结巴巴地道了谢。
　"G-g-goodb-b-bye," she stuttered.　她结结巴巴地说出：“再、再、再见、见、见。”
　"I c-c-can't help it," he stuttered.　他结结巴巴地说：“我对此无、无、无能为力。”

 ♣ stutter out　(v.+adv.)
　结结巴巴地说　speak with difficulty in producing sounds, especially habitually holding back the first consonant
　She stuttered out a request.　她结结巴巴地提出了一个请求。
　The telegraph stuttered out its first letters.　发报机突突地打出开头的一些字母。