faltering
基本解释
- adj. 踌躇的，犹豫的；摇晃的，蹒跚的；不太有效的，不太成功的
- v. 衰退，衰弱；支吾地说，结巴，（嗓音）颤抖；蹒跚，犹豫，畏缩（falter 的现在分词）
同根派生
英汉例句
- “I have to finish this, ” she muttered to the picture, her voice faltering.
“我一定要结束这事。” 她朝着照片自言自语道，言语间有些支吾。 - Basic self-recognition is key to being able to relate to others; with this knowledge infants take their first faltering steps into the social world.
基本的自我识别是与其他动物交流的关键；有了这个知识，婴儿们开始一摇一摆地进入了社会性的世界。 - But even before the slump, progress was faltering, and there is nothing to restart it in prospect.
但是，就算在衰退前，这些进步都是脆弱的，且没有其他措施能够重启工资增长。 - (Voice) The spokesman for al-Shabab, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, denies responsibility for the attack, suggesting it was the product of a feud within the faltering government.
- The early emphasis was on stabilizing the faltering economy and pushing health-care reform.
- But many voters continue to question Palin's intelligence and her grasp of issues concerns that first arose during her sometimes faltering performance in television interviews during the 2008 campaign.
- Downturns occur when these countless daily fluctuations accumulate into numerous firms across varied industries faltering simultaneously.
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双语例句
原声例句
权威例句
词组短语
- faltering hope 踌躇的希望
- be faltering 变得步履蹒跚
- faltering g 犹豫的
- faltering advance 踉跄前行
- faltering steps 踉跄步
短语
英英字典
- A faltering attempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do.
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专业释义
- 支吾的