noun🔗Share口齿不清，咬舌。 The habit or an act of lisping."He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."他去看语言治疗师之前，说话口齿不清，有点儿咬舌。phoneticslanguagecommunicationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share口齿不清，说话漏风。 To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "sun," making it sound like "thun." "这个小男孩说话有点口齿不清，说“太阳 (tàiyáng)” 的时候，会把 "s" 发成 "th" 的音，听起来像 "thun"。languagephoneticscommunicationlinguisticsmedicinebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share口齿不清，咬字不清 To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "spaghetti," making it sound like "thpaghetti." "小男孩说“意大利面”的时候口齿不清，听起来像是“伊达利面” (yì dà lì miàn)。languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share囁嚅，嚅囁，吞吞吐吐。 To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid."When called on to answer the question in class, the shy student lisped, barely audible above the hum of the air conditioner. "被叫到回答课堂问题时，那个害羞的学生囁嚅着，声音低到几乎被空调的嗡嗡声盖过。languagecommunicationsoundpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share说话口齿不清, 咬舌, 说娃娃语 To express by the use of simple, childlike language."The little girl, pretending to be a fairy princess, lisps her commands to the family dog, using simple words and gestures. "小女孩假装自己是仙女公主，用简单的词语和手势，对着家里的狗狗 说话口齿不清地 / 咬着舌头 / 像说娃娃语一样 地发出指令。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share低声细语，喃喃自语 To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"低声密谋叛国languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
