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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
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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

  • 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。
  • While that scenario is not completely unrealistic in some countries, including the US and Japan, it is much more likely that the recovery falters as the temporary factors that have contributed to the rebound start to fade or actually go into reverse, Mr Jessop said.
    尽管那样的情形在美国和日本等一些国家并非完全不现实,但可能性高得多的情形是,随着推动反弹的暂时因素开始消退甚至逆转,复苏将中断,杰瑟普表示。
  • A fall in the price of iron ore this year is likely to offer little respite as steel prices suffer as demand falters.
    今年铁矿石价格下降也于事无补,因为钢铁需求滑坡会压低钢铁价格。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • As the economy falters, the incentives for the government to trade ideology for profit are compelling.
    在经济不稳定的情况下,政府以意识形态换利润的动机尤为明显。
  • While the Fed has left itself plenty of room to back away from rises if the economy falters, reasonable confidence is not an excessively high bar for rate increases.
    尽管美联储给自己留下了足够回旋余地,能够在经济失稳的情况下暂缓加息,但就加息而言,合理信心并不是过高的门槛。
  • 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 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。
  • The manager never falters in his determination.
    我们经理的决心从不动摇。