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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Somehow Josh falters and loses pace with Van, quickly becoming prey for a blood-thirsty Jason who stabs him through the chest.
  不知怎的乔什绊了一跤，落在范的后面了。他很快被杰森刺穿胸膛，成为嗜血狂魔的猎物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mark: My mother's taste never falters.
  马克：我母亲的味道没有终结。
• 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。
• But most listed fund managers know valuations will fall if financial markets stumble and performance falters, triggering outflows.
  但多数上市基金管理公司都明白，如果金融市场大幅下跌和业绩下滑导致资金流出，市场对它们的估值就会下降。