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

• 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。
• Better to borrow to invest in assets we will need than to end up borrowing more as growth falters.
  与其让赤字随着经济增长趋于停滞而越积越多，不如主动借款去投资于我们需要的领域。
• The manager never falters in his determination.
  我们经理的决心从不动摇。
• An international political consensus is, however, emerging, centred on the deferral of bonus payments and clawing them back if the company subsequently falters.
  然而，一种全球政治共识正在出现，其核心内容是延期支付奖金，以及在公司随后出现问题时收回奖金。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。