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

• That is encouraging because if China falters, then the world recovery will do too.
  这一点令人鼓舞，因为如果中国打一个踉跄，全球经济的复苏也将受挫。
• Even if food and energy costs were to temper in the coming months, core price pressures will still pick up unless growth falters.
  除非经济萎靡不振，否则就算食品和能源价格在未来几个月内有所缓和，核心价格压力也仍会加大。
• Scientists have wondered whether a dwindling supply of stem cells might help explain why this repair system falters with age.
  科学家们曾预想干细胞的供应减少或许是年老后修复系统退化的原因。
• If the recovery falters, the BoJ could go further, exploring the use ofnegative interest rates on bank balances, which would encourage banks to lend money rather than hoarding it at the central bank.
  如果经济复苏迟缓，日本央行还可以更进一步，尝试使用负利率手段来鼓励银行贷款，而不是把资金囤积在央行。
• Debt is the disease growth is the cure, but as the latter falters, economies and their associated financial markets hang in the balance.
  债务是疾病增长是药方，但由于增长乏力，各个经济体和它们的金融市场都前途莫测。
• Forever falters at the tongue.
  舌头永远支支吾吾。
• 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。
• The premise behind celebrating the New Year falters as the years go by.
  随着一年又一年的过去，庆祝新年的想法逐年消退了。
• 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。
• If you replace someone every time he falters, you will never be able to leverage the experiences accumulated.
  有人做错就把他换掉，他的经验等于就没有用了。