falteringly如何读

英:['fɔ:ltərɪŋlɪ]

美:['fɔltərɪŋlɪ]

falteringly是什么意思

  • adv.口吃地;支吾地

falteringly英英释义

verb

intransitive verb

to walk unsteadily : stumble

the … stranger falters out of the thicket and drops to his knees—Dudley Fitts

to give way : totter

could feel my legs faltering

to move waveringly or hesitatingly

forced to bail out of faltering airplanes over the Alps—Nat'l Geographic

to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer

her voice faltered

to hesitate in purpose or action : waver

he never faltered in his determination

to lose drive or effectiveness

the business was faltering

transitive verb

to utter hesitatingly or brokenly

faltered an excuse

noun

an act or instance of faltering

falteringly词源英文解释

Verb and Noun Middle English

The first known use of falter was in the 14th century

falteringly儿童词典英英释义

familiar1 of 2noun

a close associate : companion

a spirit believed to serve or guard a person called alsofamiliar spirit

familiar2 of 2adjective

closely acquainted : intimate

informal sense 1

spoke in a familiar way

too friendly or bold : forward

frequently seen or experienced

of everyday occurrence

having a good knowledge

familiar with the rules

familialadjective

of, relating to, or typical of a family

famenoun

the fact or condition of being known to the public : renown

falterverb

to move unsteadily : waver

to stumble or hesitate in speech : stammer entry 1

her voice faltered

to hesitate in purpose or action

courage that never falters

falteringly 例句

1 She puts on her best smooth jazz radio timbre and falteringly reads a script on the history of New York City’s islands with the precision of a PowerPoint presentation.

2 There was a long silence, but the clerk at last ventured to break it: "This bit of writing," he said, falteringly.

3 Perhaps we are about to see how ideas of due process grew into ideas of rights and liberty, which then, however haltingly or falteringly, made their way into the present.

4 She soon began to tell him, leaning her head upon his broad breast, falteringly and with occasional severe effort.

5 That night Emmy Lou asked Papa a question a little falteringly: "Are you a Bohemian?"

6 But he said it falteringly, and a cold sweat broke out upon his brow.

7 The nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is moving — sometimes falteringly, but inexorably — toward a larger arsenal of nuclear weapons and an intercontinental ballistic missile that can carry a nuclear warhead.

8 Harley was about to pass on, when Leonard said, falteringly, "Pardon me, but can it be possible that you are one whom I have sought in vain, on behalf of the child of Captain Digby?"

9 Ruby," I said to her, falteringly, "you're the most fantastic, self-willed, imperious little person I ever met with, and I want to make just one more appeal to you.

10 You dear love," he said, falteringly, "certainly we belong to each other.

11 So he did, for he learned to read falteringly, to write a scrawling hand, and to solve a few arithmetical problems.

12 "I declare, Dinah," said he, falteringly, "that never did strike me before."

13 Even as he tried falteringly thus to lower his ideal to fit his affection, he was aware of something stern and relentless within him.

14 Hardy closed his eyes and groaned aloud, but after a pause said falteringly: “Norman—but the convict—it can’t be true! my God! it can’t be true!”

15 He held her gaze until her own fell: "I—I—don't understand you," she said falteringly.

16 The business was faltering due to poor management.

17 To the first question as to whether she had seen my assault on the man, she falteringly answered "Yes."

18 Her steps began to falter.

19 The drost perceived not the king, and his eyes began to swim; but, accosting a bustling chamberlain, he asked him, falteringly--"Where is the king?"

20 "Do you see any way to getting the fronts out?" she asked, falteringly, after a minute.

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