fal·ter
verb/ˈfɔːltə(r)/
/ˈfɔːltər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they falter | /ˈfɔːltə(r)/ /ˈfɔːltər/ |
| he / she / it falters | /ˈfɔːltəz/ /ˈfɔːltərz/ |
| past simple faltered | /ˈfɔːltəd/ /ˈfɔːltərd/ |
| past participle faltered | /ˈfɔːltəd/ /ˈfɔːltərd/ |
| -ing form faltering | /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to become weaker or less effective
衰弱；衰退；衰落 - The economy shows no signs of faltering.
经济没有衰退的迹象。 - Her courage never faltered.
她从未气馁过。 - The economy is beginning to falter.
经济开始衰退。 - The team’s performance faltered badly after the break.
中场休息后该队的表现严重下滑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- never
- momentarily
- …
- begin to
- The economy shows no signs of faltering.
- [intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident
（嗓音）颤抖；结巴地说；支吾其词 - His voice faltered as he began his speech.
他开始演讲时说话结结巴巴。
- His voice faltered as he began his speech.
- [intransitive] to walk or behave in a way that shows that you are not confident
蹒跚；摇晃；犹豫；畏缩 - She walked up to the platform without faltering.
她健步走上了讲台。 - He never faltered in his commitment to the party.
他对党始终忠贞不渝。
- She walked up to the platform without faltering.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘stammer’ and ‘stagger’): perhaps from the verb fold (which was occasionally used of the faltering of the legs or tongue) + -ter as in totter.