falters

英 [ˈfɔːltəz]

美 [ˈfɔːltərz]

v.  衰弱; 衰退; 衰落; (嗓音)颤抖; 结巴地说; 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃; 犹豫; 畏缩
falter的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 衰退;停步不前
  If somethingfalters, it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress.
  1. 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。
  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，但动力丝毫未减。
  3. A faltering economy and a recent wave of labour unrest have affected the new party's popularity.
     停滞不前的经济和最近的一次劳工骚乱浪潮影响了新政党的声望。
• VERB (因不自信)畏缩不前，开始出错;犹疑
  If youfalter, you lose your confidence and stop doing something or start making mistakes.
  1. 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。
  2. As he neared the house his steps faltered.
     当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。
• VERB (说话)迟疑，吞吞吐吐，支吾
  If your voicefalterswhen you are speaking, you hesitate or pause, because you are unsure about what you are saying or are upset.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• When performance then falters, they say the leader was myopic and had the wrong strategy.
  而随后当业绩出现问题时，人们又说这个公司的领导眼光短浅，战略一无是处。
• First, German strength has helped them; they will fare worse if Germany falters.
  第一，德国的力量帮助了他们，德国站不稳他们日子更艰难。
• Mark: My mother's taste never falters.
  马克：我母亲的味道没有终结。
• As the economy falters, the incentives for the government to trade ideology for profit are compelling.
  在经济不稳定的情况下，政府以意识形态换利润的动机尤为明显。
• If it falters, the impact would be immediate and on a global scale.
  如果中国经济停滞不前，全世界都将立即感受到它的冲击。
• While that scenario is not completely unrealistic in some countries, including the US and Japan, it is much more likely that the recovery falters as the temporary factors that have contributed to the rebound start to fade or actually go into reverse, Mr Jessop said.
  尽管那样的情形在美国和日本等一些国家并非完全不现实，但可能性高得多的情形是，随着推动反弹的暂时因素开始消退甚至逆转，复苏将中断，杰瑟普表示。
• A fall in the price of iron ore this year is likely to offer little respite as steel prices suffer as demand falters.
  今年铁矿石价格下降也于事无补，因为钢铁需求滑坡会压低钢铁价格。
• Somehow Josh falters and loses pace with Van, quickly becoming prey for a blood-thirsty Jason who stabs him through the chest.
  不知怎的乔什绊了一跤，落在范的后面了。他很快被杰森刺穿胸膛，成为嗜血狂魔的猎物。
• An international political consensus is, however, emerging, centred on the deferral of bonus payments and clawing them back if the company subsequently falters.
  然而，一种全球政治共识正在出现，其核心内容是延期支付奖金，以及在公司随后出现问题时收回奖金。
• Forever falters at the tongue.
  舌头永远支支吾吾。