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

• When such demand falters, developing countries find themselves with collapsing export prices, and, too often, a protracted domestic crisis.
  当外国需求有波动时，发展中国家的出口价格会大幅下降，而且通常会引起国内的经济危机。
• Executives can also quickly pull the plug on a reality show if it falters, and then finance another.
  如果一出真人秀收视率不稳，经理们可以激流勇退，转而投资下一个节目。
• 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。
• But this plan could be delayed if the market rebound falters.
  然而，如果股市反弹之势不稳，此项计划可能被推迟。
• Mostly, when a company falters in a changing industry, it takes an enormous amount of luck and very deep pockets to recover.
  大多数情况下，如果一家企业所处的行业日新月异，那么它一旦陷入困境，就需要足够的运气和非常雄厚的财力才能恢复生机。
• If it falters, the impact would be immediate and on a global scale.
  如果中国经济停滞不前，全世界都将立即感受到它的冲击。
• When his wife starts cutting back on his mandatory drug usage, his job performance falters.
  他的妻子减小了他的用药量，他的工作效率降低。
• 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。
• 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。
• Forever falters at the tongue.
  舌头永远支支吾吾。