falter

音標(biāo)['f?:lt?]

falter是什么意思、falter怎么讀

falter漢語(yǔ)翻譯

vt. 支吾地說(shuō)
vi. 支吾, 蹣跚地走
n. 顫抖, 支吾, 躊躇

falter詞型變化

副詞:falteringly 名詞:falterer 動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式:faltered 過(guò)去分詞:faltered 現(xiàn)在分詞:faltering 第三人稱單數(shù):falters

falter英語(yǔ)解釋

名詞 falter:

the act of pausing uncertainly
同義詞：hesitation, waver, faltering

動(dòng)詞 falter:

be unsure or weak
同義詞：waver
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
同義詞：waver
walk unsteadily
同義詞：stumble, bumble
speak haltingly
同義詞：bumble, stutter, stammer

falter例句

I faltered for a while and was still unable to make a decision.
我躊躇了一陣，還是無(wú)法做決定。
The business faltered and then failed.
商行生意衰退，最后倒閉了。
The sick man faltered a few steps and then fell.
這個(gè)病人搖搖晃晃地走了幾步，然后就跌倒了。

falter詳細(xì)解釋

fal.ter

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
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
膽怯：意向或行動(dòng)上的不堅(jiān)定，如由于失去勇氣或信心；動(dòng)搖參見(jiàn) hesitate
To speak hesitatingly; stammer.
講話猶豫；支吾地講話

To move ineptly or haltingly; stumble.
步伐踉蹌；蹣跚
To operate or perform unsteadily or with a loss of effectiveness:
失效：由于失去效力而運(yùn)行不穩(wěn)固：
例句：
The automobile engine faltered.
自動(dòng)引擎運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)不正常

n.（名詞）
Unsteadiness in speech or action.
支吾：言語(yǔ)或行動(dòng)的猶豫
A faltering sound.
發(fā)顫的聲音

來(lái)源：
Middle English falteren [to stagger]
中古英語(yǔ) falteren [蹣跚]
possibly from Old Norse faltrask [to be puzzled, hesitate]
可能源自古斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ) faltrask [被迷惑，猶豫]

【引伸】
fal.terer
n.（名詞）
fal.teringly
adv.（副詞）