faltering如何读

英:['fɔ:ltərɪŋ]

美:['fɔltərɪŋ]

faltering是什么意思

adj.

犹豫的,支吾的,蹒跚的

v.

(嗓音)颤抖( falter的现在分词 )

支吾其词

蹒跚

摇晃

faltering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

faltering词源英文解释

Verb and Noun Middle English

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

faltering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

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

faltering 例句

1 And before he could bite it back, he heard himself say, “I can tell stories. I know a lot of stories,” before faltering into a painful silence.

2 He helped Yvaine to her feet and, awkwardly, the two of them took several faltering steps on the cloud.

3 Spiritualism — the belief that the living could communicate with the dead — gave comfort to the bereaved, assurance of an afterlife to the anxious and support for faltering Christian faith.

4 Lee Cohen/Getty Images Not surprisingly, major cities like New York City and Los Angeles, California, faltered in the value category given their high costs of living.

5 From there, we return to the show’s present and Jimmy’s faltering practice in elder law.

6 The Windrush generation had initially been welcomed to England, at least perfunctorily; by the seventies, immigrants had become scapegoats for a faltering economy.

7 The highly publicized encounters helped deflate Perry's prospects, after a series of faltering performances under the television lights.

8 Later that evening, David, who still has the presence of mind to know that he is faltering, gives Ada a floppy disc, encased in a white plastic clamshell.

9 Unravelling the mystery of faltering speech.

揭开演讲口吃的神秘面纱。

10 But little was said about Ireland’s unbidden, central role in the noisy drama now unfolding in London, the United Kingdom’s faltering efforts to leave the European Union.

11 I was in a faltering relationship with a man who loved hiking and camping, and who sincerely believed that I would love these activities too, if he could be my guide.

12 He remains steady, his eyes faltering for only a microsecond.

13 In that 2006 work she layered stereotypes of Korean identity with the faltering relationship of a white couple.

14 Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering.

正常生活陷入停滞,经济正在衰退。

15 French consumer spending, the motor of expansion over the past decade, is faltering.

过去十年法国经济增长的动力消费支出正在减弱。

16 Each plot turn comes back to her faltering relationship with her parents.

17 But various setbacks — Sept. 11, a faltering American dollar — delayed it until now.

18 But the effort has been faltering lately.

但近来这项努力无法得以继续。

19 The trouble is that he is placing their relationship – faltering, distant, not quite yet dysfunctional – foursquare into the harsh glare of What Next?

20 Emma knows perfectly well that Jane is much the better musician, and coming to admit that to herself and others is one stage in her faltering journey to maturity.

faltering 同义词

7 衰退的

failing

16 犹豫的

hesitant tentative

18 时有时无的

broken

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