falter

['fɔ:ltə]

vi.动摇, 迟疑, 支吾地说, 蹒跚地走
vt.蹒跚地走

vi.

1. 蹒跚, 踉跄; 摇晃

She faltered toward the door in the dark.

她在黑暗中向门口摇摇晃晃地走去。

2. (声音)颤抖; 结巴地说话

Her voice faltered, and then she lost consciousness.

她嗓音颤抖, 接着她便失去了知觉。

3. 动摇, 犹豫; 畏缩

Our hopes will not falter in adversity.

我们的信心在逆境中也不会动摇。

4. 衰退; 衰落

vt.

结巴地讲出[(+out)]

She faltered out an excuse for being late.

她结结巴巴地说出迟到的借口。

n.

1. 动摇, 犹豫; 畏缩

2. 颤抖; 颤抖的声音

I detected a falter in her voice.

我察觉她的嗓音发颤。

词形变化

副词: falteringly | 名词: falterer | 动词过去式: faltered | 动词过去分词: faltered | 动词现在分词: faltering | 动词第三人称单数: falters |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.蹒跚; 踌躇; 挣扎

hesitate  stumble  stagger  waver  flounder  

同义参见:

stutter  stammer  hover  

英英释义

名词 falter:

the act of pausing uncertainly

同义词：hesitation, waver, faltering

动词 falter:

be unsure or weak

同义词：waver

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

同义词：waver

walk unsteadily

同义词：stumble, bumble

speak haltingly

同义词：bumble, stutter, stammer

补充

falterfalter英:[ˈfɔ:ltə] 美:[ˈfɔltɚ]vi.1.(嗓音)颤抖, 结巴地说His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。2.犹豫, 畏缩He never falters in his determination.他的决心从不动摇。3.蹒跚, 踉跄

例句

1. His steps faltered.他步履蹒跚。 2. The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falter or slow down.汽车片刻间便转弯不见了踪影, 但发动机平稳运行, 速度也丝毫未减。 3. If the child faltered or made an error, the cane would be brought down sharply on the child's hand.如果小孩说话结巴或讲错话, 藤条便会马上打在其手上。 4. Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it.她声音颤抖, 不得不停一会儿镇定下来。 5. From that moment onwards he never faltered in his resolve.从那一刻起, 他的决心便从未动摇过。 6. I have not faltered in my quest for a new future.我对新的未来的追求从未动摇过。 7. The world economy faltered and stock markets tumbled.世界经济衰退, 股票市场暴跌。 8. when the demand for commodities began to falter in 1974在1974年商品需求量开始下降的时候 9. 'Who's the girl?' Schneider faltered.“那女孩是谁？”施奈德犹豫地问。 10. 'Be calm,' said Meggie strongly, not a falter in her voice.“保持镇静。”梅吉坚定地说, 话音中不带丝毫犹豫。 11. But a falter would leave them among the bottom 10 of the 16 teams.稍有犹豫, 他们就会掉到16支队的后10名。 12. The boy faltered when the policeman demanded his name.在警察要求男孩说出他的姓名时，他支支吾吾。 13. to falter under enemy fire在敌人炮火下畏缩(不前) 14. The economy faltered.经济不景气。 15. She faltered out a few words.他结结巴巴说出几个字来。 16. her smile faltered and then faded.她的笑容渐渐收敛，然后消失了。 17. [as adj. faltering]his faltering career.他渐入低谷的事业。 18. [with direct speech]‘A-Adam?’ he faltered.“亚—亚当？”他声音颤抖地问道。 19. he faltered and finally stopped in midstride.他退缩了，最终停步不前。 20. The engine faltered and stopped.发动机转不了几下就停下来了。 21. Sampras faltered and missed the ball.桑普拉斯犹豫了一下，没有回击那个球。 22. The business was faltering due to poor management.由于管理不善，这家企业业绩开始下滑。 23. Their initial optimism has faltered.他们当初的乐观精神已经减退。 24. signs that the economy is faltering经济走向衰退的迹象 25. Her steps began to falter.她走路的步子开始不稳。 26. He never faltered [=wavered] in his determination to go to college.他要上大学的决心从没有动摇过。 27. Her voice faltered when she spoke about her parents.当她说起父母时，声音都在颤抖。 28. a faltering economy衰退的经济 29. They are trying to save their faltering [=failing] marriage.他们正在努力挽回濒临破裂的婚姻。 30. He was only able to take a few faltering steps.他只能摇摇晃晃地走几步。