基本词汇
英 [ˈfɔ:ltə(r)]
美 [ˈfɔltɚ]
vi.动摇;迟疑;支吾地说;蹒跚地走
vt.蹒跚地走
副词: falteringly 名词: falterer 过去式: faltered 过去分词: faltered 现在分词: faltering 第三人称单数: falters
双解释义
英英释义
词典解释
网络解释
v.(动词)
- vi. (嗓音)颤抖,结巴地说 stammer
- vi. 犹豫,畏缩 hesitate;lose confidence
noun
1. the act of pausing uncertainly
e.g. there was a hesitation in his speech
Synonym: hesitationwaverfaltering
verb
1. speak haltingly
e.g. The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
Synonym: bumblestutterstammer
2. walk unsteadily
e.g. The drunk man stumbled about
Synonym: stumblebumble
3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Synonym: waver
4. be unsure or weak
e.g. Their enthusiasm is faltering
Synonym: waver
1. 衰退;停步不前
If something falters, it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress.
e.g. Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering...
正常生活陷于瘫痪,经济止步不前。
e.g. 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,但动力丝毫未减。
2. (因不自信)畏缩不前,开始出错;犹疑
If you falter, you lose your confidence and stop doing something or start making mistakes.
falter的解释
e.g. 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。
e.g. As he neared the house his steps faltered.
当他走近房子时,脚步迟疑了起来。
3. (说话)迟疑,吞吞吐吐,支吾
If your voice falters when you are speaking, you hesitate or pause, because you are unsure about what you are saying or are upset.
e.g. Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it.
她声音发颤,只好稍作停顿以有所控制。
1. falter的意思
1. 踌躇:她踌躇(falter)了大致一分钟的样子,站在那里一动不动地伴随着一滴抑或是两滴泪珠溅落(splash)在了红色陈旧的地毯上. 穿上了她的旧棕色外罩;穿上了她的旧棕色帽子. 伴随着裙子在这一连串活动中翩翩起舞(whirl),
2. 动摇不定,踌躇不前:. falter 动摇不定,踌躇不前 | 8. flourish 繁荣兴旺 | 9. allure 诱惑
3. falter的反义词
3. 摇摇欲坠:tumble 下跌 | falter 摇摇欲坠 | on the hook 被套住
4.
4. 蹒跚:Verge边缘 | Falter蹒跚 | Feeble虚弱的
常用例句
经典引文
用作动词(v.)
- His voice began to falter.
他的声音开始发颤。 - He never falters in his determination.
他的决心从不动摇。
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He felt his legs faulter.
出自:R. Wiseman -
Like a newborn calf, the girl took a few aimless steps which faltered in embarrassment.
出自:I. McEwan
词义讲解
v.(动词)
- falter, hesitate, vacillate, waver
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- 这组词都可表示“不确定”“缺少信心”。其区别是:
- hesitate最常用,指难于下决心去做某事或作出某种选择; falter指行动上明显迟疑或畏缩,暗示有恐惧、紧张、口吃等征兆; vacillate侧重在互相冲突或矛盾的行动方案之间摇摆不定; waver可指因优柔寡断而迟迟不采取行动,或指虽然作出决定,但行动上却表现出动摇或畏缩不前。
近义词
临近词
- stutter口吃
- hesitate犹豫
- hesitation犹豫
- stammer口吃
- sway摇动
- trip up(使)犯错误
- fade逐渐消失
- waver动摇
- wane衰落
- stumble绊倒
- totter蹒跚
- bumble说话含糊
- flounder挣扎
- hover盘旋
- abate缓和
- stagger蹒跚
- weaken使 ... 弱,削弱...
- fail失败
- faltering蹒跚的
- pause暂停
- lurch突然倾斜
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相关列句
The country's strong cultural affinity for travel is helping prop up demand as other European markets falter.(在其它欧洲市场衰退之际,德国强烈的旅游文化亲和力却协助其获得市场需求。)
The recoveries in Hungary and Romania may falter and the Polish economy could overheat.(匈牙利和罗马尼亚的复苏可能会不振,而波兰的经济可能走向过热。)
Planned privatisations will get greater scrutiny; some may falter.(计划中的私有化进程将接受更严厉的审核,有些还可能延迟。)
Recovery may be here, but it could falter.(经济复苏可能已经开始,但可能出现曲折。)
There will be times when you falter, almost invariably.(你会有动摇的时候,或许一直如此。)
During an El nino, the trade winds falter, and sometimes even reverse, for months.(在厄尔尼诺发作期间,信风连续几个月软弱无力,有时甚至倒转风向。)
Notably, the camera didn’t falter once, whirling and adapting to the changes with ease.(值得注意的是,整个游戏中,摄像机一次都没有动摇,旋转和对变化的适应都轻而易举。)
Eventually, however, the quality of their work begins to falter in a predictable but vicious circle.(然而,最终他们工作的质量却在预料中成恶性循环下滑。)
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。)
Dickon held Colin's arm strongly but the boy had not begun to falter.(狄肯使劲抓住科林的胳膊,但那孩子还没有开始发抖。)
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