falter的读音 falter中文意思
英音
['fɔ:ltə(r)]
美音 [ˈfɔltɚ]
vi. （嗓音）颤抖；支吾其词；蹒跚；摇晃美音 [ˈfɔltɚ]
n. 支吾，结巴；踌躇，不稳；摇晃；颤抖
第三人称单数： falters
过去式： faltered
过去分词： faltered
现在分词： faltering
易混淆的单词： Falter
中文词源
falter 衰弱
可能来自fold, 折叠，打弯。引申词义衰弱。
falter 用法和例句
- Or will the economic miracle falter or even collapse ?
- 抑或这种经济奇迹将会动摇，甚至崩溃？
- As resident mitochondria falter , the cells they fuel wither or die .
- 由于线粒体的存在动摇不定，它们供应燃料的细胞萎缩或者死亡。
- 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。
- If the data falter , commodities will fall as quickly as they have risen .
- 如果数据动摇，大宗商品价格下跌速度会跟此次暴涨的速度一样快。
- America 's advantages due to these firms could falter if their ability to innovate stalls .
- 美国因为这些公司而形成的优势也将因为这些公司的创新能力停滞而动摇。
汉语翻译
vt. 支吾地说vi. 支吾, 蹒跚地走
n. 颤抖, 支吾, 踌躇
词型变化
副词:falteringly 名词:falterer 动词过去式:faltered 过去分词:faltered 现在分词:faltering 第三人称单数:falters英语解释
名词 falter:
- the act of pausing uncertainly同义词：hesitation, waver, faltering
动词 falter:
- be unsure or weak同义词：waver
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way同义词：waver
- walk unsteadily同义词：stumble, bumble
- speak haltingly同义词：bumble, stutter, stammer
例句
- I faltered for a while and was still unable to make a decision.我踌躇了一阵，还是无法做决定。
- The business faltered and then failed.商行生意衰退，最后倒闭了。
- The sick man faltered a few steps and then fell.这个病人摇摇晃晃地走了几步，然后就跌倒了。
详细解释
fal.ter
v.intr.（不及物动词）fal.tered,fal.ter.ing,fal.ters To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver.See Synonyms at hesitate 胆怯：意向或行动上的不坚定，如由于失去勇气或信心；动摇参见 hesitateTo speak hesitatingly; stammer.讲话犹豫；支吾地讲话
To move ineptly or haltingly; stumble.步伐踉跄；蹒跚To operate or perform unsteadily or with a loss of effectiveness:失效：由于失去效力而运行不稳固：例句：The automobile engine faltered.自动引擎运转不正常
n.（名词）Unsteadiness in speech or action.支吾：言语或行动的犹豫A faltering sound.发颤的声音
来源：Middle English falteren [to stagger] 中古英语 falteren [蹒跚] possibly from Old Norse faltrask [to be puzzled, hesitate] 可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 faltrask [被迷惑，犹豫]
【引伸】
fal.terer
n.（名词）fal.teringly
adv.（副词）