falter
美 [ˈfɔltər]
英 [ˈfɔːltə(r)] 
- v.蹒跚;畏缩;衰弱;衰退
- n.结巴;踌躇;不稳;摇晃
- 网络支吾;结巴说;动摇
词形变化
第三人称单数:falters 现在分词:faltering 过去式:faltered 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | [i] 衰弱;衰退;衰落to become weaker or less effective |
| The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。 |
| Her courage never faltered. 她从未气馁过。 |
2. | [i][t] (+ speech) (嗓音)颤抖;结巴地说;支吾其词to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident |
| His voice faltered as he began his speech. 他开始演讲时说话结结巴巴。 |
3. | [i] 蹒跚;摇晃;犹豫;畏缩to walk or behave in a way that shows that you are not confident |
| She walked up to the platform without faltering. 她健步走上了讲台。 |
| He never faltered in his commitment to the party. 他对党始终忠贞不渝。 |
英汉解释
v. | 1. 逡巡,踌躇,迟疑;畏缩;(记忆力等)不确定,不稳定 |
n. | |
英英解释
例句
Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never stall.
要知道,海鸥飞行时决不摇晃,决不失去平衡。
Do not falter my fellow Americans. Do not put up with the rebellious nature of our subordinate countries.
别在支支吾吾了,我的美国同胞们,不要再忍受一个棋子国家的造反了。
The Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, is known to be concerned that the UK economy will falter over the coming months.
众所周知,英格兰银行行长默文•金(MervynKing)担忧未来数月內英国经济会增长迟缓。
My Love shall ever guide you and guard you so that you falter not--I am with you and with KNOWING comes your comfort.
我的爱将永远指引你,守护你,为了你不会蹒跚畏缩--我与你同在,与明知同在,接近你之慰藉。
Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never stall. To stall in the air is for them disgraced and it is dishonor.
就像你知道的,海鸥们从不在空中乱颤甚至是失控坠落。在空中失控是使人丢脸和觉得羞耻的。
Prophecies speak of a time when the Balance will falter, weakened by the assault of Chaos and its servants.
预言提到某天平衡将崩溃,在混沌及其帮凶的进攻下削弱。
Yet even with such a huge network, the company could falter.
然而,即便拥有如此庞大的网络,公司发展依然面临挑战。
"I . . . . . . " is shuttle facial expression to rise is red, pay falter I of try to hold up big parrot with the body.
“我……”乃梭脸色涨得通红,支支吾吾的试图用身体来挡住大鹦鹉。
The enemy is upon us. We must be brave, we must not falter, hold steady, hold steady.
敌人接近了。我们必须勇敢,不要害怕,坚守阵地。
Air travel, at a time when guiding systems will all falter, has greater risks because any failure results in a fall and certain death.
在引导系统都不稳定的时候乘飞机出行危险更大,因为任何的故障到会导致坠机和死亡。
Runt, you want ~only darling of, determine of foolish at me don't falter nearby. You weren't a robber, didn't seize anyone's happiness.
小东西,你只要乖乖的,坚定的呆在我身边,不要动摇。你不是强盗,没有夺取任何人的幸福。
Cutting off the money too soon means fragile growth could falter, especially since demand for Asian exports remain weak.
切断资金供应过早意味着脆弱的增长可能萎缩,特别是因为对亚洲出口的需求仍然疲弱。
While such titles were once the company's bedrock, they have begun to falter as men, in general, spend less time reading.
虽然这些杂志曾一度是公司的主力杂志,但其销量已开始下降,因为男人看杂志所用时间一般比女人少。
Waking consciousness can be taken into the dream state, but the ego cannot, as it would falter and cause failure there.
清醒意识可以带入睡梦状态,但自我却不能,因为它会在那里踉踉跄跄,出现故障。
Trembling with shock, she managed to falter out a few words of thanks.
她惊恐得发抖,结结巴巴地说了几句表示感谢的话。
That would help offset problems if the capital markets, like investment banking and related areas, were to falter.
这将帮助他们弥补一些缺陷,尤其是在资本市场,包括投资银行和其他相关领域的市场,出现动荡的时候。
Since then the ruling Democratic Party of Japan has continued to falter.
自那开始,日本民主党的统治地位持续的摇摇欲坠。
She opened a drawer and fumbled among its contents for a long time, so long that my hopes began to falter .
她打开一个抽屉,在里面的东西中间乱找了很长一段时间,长得都叫我开始不抱希望了。
His voice began to falter when he mentioned his deceased wife.
他提到亡妻时声音开始发颤。
If we falter, the tigers' loss would be a dramatic indication of our failure to safeguard biodiversity and balanced development.
如果我们犹豫不决,那么老虎的丧失将是我们在保护生物多样性和实现平衡发展方面会遭到失败的一个戏剧性的象征。
As we see it the victory is already yours, so do not falter for one moment with your intent to bring the changes about.
犹如我们看到的,胜利已经是你们的了,因此不要在任何时刻动摇你们的意念,带来决定的转变。
Businesses, investors and families all over the country can rest assured that we will not falter.
全英国的企业、投资者和家庭都可以放心,我们不会犹疑不决。
If this still seems to falter, get training or education.
如果这仍停滞不前,接受培训活教育。
Yet as Europe goes to the polls, left-leaning parties across the continent are looking likely to falter.
但在欧洲近日举行的多项选举中,各国的左翼政党却似乎表现不佳。
SHOULD China's growth falter, the country's ability to maintain social and political stability would be in great doubt.
如果中国经济发展不平稳,那么这个国家维持社会及政治的稳定能力将面临重大疑问。
With a multitude of multilingual virtuosos of negotiators and lawyers, will we falter in global bargaining games?
有了一大批掌握多门外语的谈判能手和律师,在全球贸易争端中,毫不理亏的我们还会哆嗦着说话吗?
One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter . Yet this is not always the case .
人们都期待他们把自己那部分台词谙记在心,绝不允许结结巴巴地吐词。然而情况并非总是如此。
In the near term , unemployment will rise , business activity will falter and headlines will continue to be scary .
近期,失业率将攀升,商业活动将呈现萧条景象,而报纸的头条会继续让人胆战心惊。
They face the subtitles hurdle, but often falter before that, failing to get a simple first exposure.
它们面临着字幕方面的障碍,但是经常在此之前就动摇了,没有得到简单的首映。
As long as the temple stood upright, the nation's hope would not falter even for one day.
圣殿矗立不坏,他们的民族对将来的希望就一天不衰退;
When faced with trouble of any kind, the faith that is not personalized is likely to drift and falter.
如果信仰不是出于自己的意愿,当面临任何困难时,很容易就会流失和动摇。
These tax changes could be staged over several years to allow some relaxation of the fiscal squeeze, should the economy falter.
这些税收变革可在未来几年内实行,这样一旦经济动荡就可以减轻财政负担。
So the lawmakers are challenging the Bush administration to take steps to save the industry if congressional efforts falter.
所以如果国会的工作上犹豫,立法者们将要求布什政府采取措施救助该产业。
If the authorities have to slam on the brakes, the property market will falter, jeopardising loans to developers and builders.
如果当局不得不踩刹车,房地产市场就会一蹶不振,开发商和建筑商获得的贷款就会减少。
When the authority of fathers begins to falter, political power generally collapses, as well.
当父亲的权威开始动摇时,政治力量通常也会随之崩溃。
Anyway, as the global economy continues to falter, the idea of job security in many fields is looking increasingly unlikely.
无论如何,由于全球经济持续波动,在许多领域维持一份稳定的工作是越发不可能了。
In the fall of 2007, before the economy began to falter, corporate-bond prices were signaling all was not well.
2007年秋季,在经济开始放缓之前,公司债券的价格开始显示情况不妙。
He has practised the poem several times, so he has no cause to falter.
他练习这首诗好多次了,所以没有理由结巴。
A monarchy viewed as pandering to American interests will lose the backing of the religious class, and political legitimacy will falter.
因为一个被视为处处迎合美国利益的统治者将失去宗教阶层的支持,随后也将失去其政权的合法性。
I have no misgiving about, or lack of confidence in, the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter.
我没有任何疑虑或者缺乏自信,这一切都源自于我对所从事的事业的执著和我毫无停顿毫无犹豫的勇气。