falter

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vt. 支吾地说 vi. 支吾, 蹒跚地走 n. 颤抖, 支吾, 踌躇

发音

UK /ˈfɒltə/
其它 /ˈfɑltəɹ/
UK /ˈfɔːltə/
其它 /ˈfɑltəɹ/
US /ˈfɔltəɹ/
US /ˈfɔl.tɚ/
AU /ˈfɔltə/
NZ /ˈfɔltə/

词形变化

falters 复数 falters faltered falterest faltereth faltering falters 三单 faltering 现在分词 faltered 过去式 faltered 过去分词

别名

faulter

教材释义与例句

名词

踌躇；支吾；颤抖

动词

支吾；蹒跚地走

动词

支吾地说；结巴地讲出

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unsteadiness.

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

  2. 2.

    To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

    及物/不及物
  3. 3.

    To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.

  4. 4.

    To stumble.

  5. 5.

    To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).

    比喻
  6. 6.

    To hesitate in purpose or action.

  7. 7.

    To cleanse or sift, as barley.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

hesitation waver faltering

上位词 1

pause
动词

同义词 5

stumble stutter bumble waver stammer

上位词 10

talk move speak walk mouth hesitate utter waffle waver verbalize

词源

From Middle English falteren (“to stagger; be unsteady, tremble, quiver; to stammer; be entangled, get caught”), further origin unknown. Probably from a North Germanic source such as Old Norse faltrask (“to hesitate, be puzzled, be encumbered”). May also be a frequentative of fold, although the change from d to t is unusual.

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