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。
• The manager never falters in his determination.
  我们经理的决心从不动摇。
• Their reliance on international trade, however, remains a concern, particularly if the global recovery falters.
  不过，他们对于国际贸易的依赖仍然是一个隐患，尤其是在全球复苏步伐不稳的情况下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• First, German strength has helped them; they will fare worse if Germany falters.
  第一，德国的力量帮助了他们，德国站不稳他们日子更艰难。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。