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falter基本信息

读法：英 ["fɔːltə; "fɒl-] 美 ["fɔltɚ]

释义：

  • vi. 支吾；蹒跚地走
  • vt. 支吾地说；结巴地讲出
  • n. 踌躇；支吾；颤抖
  • n. (Falter)人名；(英)福尔特；(德、捷)法尔特

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    英英释义

    Noun:

  • the act of pausing uncertainly;"there was a hesitation in his speech"
    • Verb:
  • be unsure or weak;"Their enthusiasm is faltering"
  • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  • walk unsteadily;"The drunk man stumbled about"
  • speak haltingly;"The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

    • 中英词源

    falter 衰弱

    可能来自fold, 折叠，打弯。引申词义衰弱。

    falter (v.)
    late 14c., "to stagger, totter," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse faltrask "be burdened, hesitate, be troubled"), or else a frequentative of Middle English falden "to fold," influenced by fault (but OED rejects any direct connection to that word). Of the tongue, "to stammer," mid-15c. Related: Faltered; faltering.

    词态变化

    第三人称单数 falters;
    过去式 faltered;
    过去分词 faltered;
    现在分词 faltering;
    形容词 faltering;

    权威造句

    1. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter.
    投资可能会中断，而这会引起经济衰退。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. His voice began to falter.
    他的声音开始发颤.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    3. There was a falter in his voice.
    他的言语支吾.

    来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    4. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    5. The queen leaned forward with a ting falter of her stout body.
    女王硬朗的身子微微前倾.

    来自辞典例句

    近反义词

  • hesitate 犹豫
  • waver 动摇
  • stumble 绊倒
  • stagger 蹒跚
  • stammer 口吃
  • stutter 口吃
  • flounder 挣扎
  • pause 暂停
  • fail 失败
  • weaken 使 ... 弱，削弱...
  • fade 逐渐消失
  • wane 衰落
  • abate 缓和
  • trip up (使)犯错误
  • totter 蹒跚
  • sway 摇动
  • lurch 突然倾斜
  • hover 盘旋
  • bumble 说话含糊
  • hesitation 犹豫
  • faltering 蹒跚的
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    相似短语

  • Falter apparatus 福尔特软化点测定仪

    • 单词分析

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    记忆方法

    Falter: 扶好他，防止他跌倒，因为他----蹒跚，摇晃。
    2. perhaps from the verb fold (which was occasionally used of the faltering of the legs or tongue) + -ter as in totter.
    3. fold => falter. 形容舌头或者腿被卷住了或缠住了的情形。
    4. f（方向）+ alter（v 改变）－总是改变方向－蹒跚、摇晃；踌躇、犹豫。

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