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 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。
• 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。
• The day of reckoning will come when the high economic growth rate finally falters.
  当经济高速增长最终难以为继时，灾难就将来临。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When such demand falters, developing countries find themselves with collapsing export prices, and, too often, a protracted domestic crisis.
  当外国需求有波动时，发展中国家的出口价格会大幅下降，而且通常会引起国内的经济危机。
• 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。
• The manager never falters in his determination.
  我们经理的决心从不动摇。
• 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。