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vi.动摇⁵⁴;迟疑¹³;支吾地说¹³;蹒跚地走²⁰vt.蹒跚地走副词falteringly名词falterer过去分词faltered现在分词faltering三单falters
说话运动清楚/含糊说话蹒跚，摇摆
v.动词
vi. 嗓音颤抖，结巴地说stammer vi. 犹豫，畏缩hesitate;lose confidence
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 waywalk unsteadily;The drunk man stumbled about speak haltingly;The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
v.动词
falter, hesitate, vacillate, waver这组词都可表示“不确定”“缺少信心”。其区别是： hesitate最常用,指难于下决心去做某事或作出某种选择; falter指行动上明显迟疑或畏缩,暗示有恐惧、紧张、口吃等征兆; vacillate侧重在互相冲突或矛盾的行动方案之间摇摆不定; waver可指因优柔寡断而迟迟不采取行动,或指虽然作出决定,但行动上却表现出动摇或畏缩不前。 可能来自fold, 折叠，打弯。引申词义衰弱。GRE红宝书f, alterv 改变－总是改变走路的方向－蹒跚
fall + er 倒下的人，走路总象快要倒下的人→踉跄GRE难词记忆falter→flatter v.奉承→结结巴巴地说出奉承别人的话词根记忆f + alter改变→ 总是改变走路的方向 ⇒蹒跚近义词 fail失败wane衰落sway摇动waver动摇pause暂停abate缓和hover盘旋totter蹒跚stumble绊倒stagger蹒跚stammer口吃stutter口吃hesitate犹豫flounder挣扎fade逐渐消失lurch突然倾斜bumble说话含糊hesitation犹豫faltering蹒跚的trip up使犯错误weaken使 … 弱，削弱…
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AHis voice began tofalter.他的声音开始发颤。
He never falters in his determination.他的决心从不动摇。Pfalteringa.犹豫的蹒跚的支吾的Punfalteringa.不摇晃的坚定的不犹豫的
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用作不及物动词The businessfalteredand then failed.商行生意衰退，最后倒闭了。
He is beginning tofalterin his beliefs.他的信仰开始有所迟疑。
Ifalteredfor a while and was still unable to make a decision.我踌躇了一阵，还是无法做决定。
He is beginning tofalterin his beliefs.他的信仰开始有所迟疑。
But trust in me, I'll neverfalteror fail但相信我,我从没有迟疑或忘记
Trembling with shock, she managed tofalterout a few words of thanks.他惊恐的发抖，结结巴巴地说了几句表示感谢的话。
One would expect actors to know their parts by heart and never have cause tofalter.人们都期待演员们把自己那部分台词谙记在心,绝不允许结结巴巴地吐词。
Shefalteredtoward the door in the dark.她在黑暗中向门口摇摇晃晃地走去。用作及物动词The sick manfaltereda few steps and then fell.这个病人摇摇晃晃地走了几步，然后就跌倒了。verb.stumble, stutter
同义词 flounder,hesitate,reel,waver,wobblebobble,break,fluctuate,fluff,halt,lurch,quaver,rock,roll,scruple,shake,stagger,stammer,teeter,topple,totter,tremble,vacillatebe undecided,drop the ball,hem and haw,speak haltingly,stub toe,trip up,whiffle
反义词 calm,hold,remain,stabilize,stay,steadycontinue,endure,maintain,persist
choke upverb fail under pressure
fail,perform poorly
fearverb feel alarm;be scared of
anticipate,apprehend,avoid,be afraid,be anxious,be apprehensive,be disquieted,be frightened,be in awe,blanch,break out in a sweat,cower,crouch,dare not,dread,expect,falter,feel concern,flinch,foresee,fret,have butterflies,have qualms,lose courage,quail,quaver,shrink,shudder,shun,shy,start,suspect,tremble,wilt,worry
fearingverb feel alarm;be scared of
anticipating,apprehending,avoiding,be disquieting,being afraid,being anxious,being apprehensive,being frightened,being in awe,blanching,breaking out in a sweat,cowering,crouching,daring not,dreading,expecting,faltering,feeling concern,flinching,foreseeing,fretting,having butterflies,having qualms,losing courage,quailing,quavering,shrinking,shuddering,shunning,shying,starting,suspecting,trembling,wilting,worrying
fearsverb feel alarm;be scared of
anticipates,apprehends,avoids,be disquiets,blanches,breaks out in a sweat,cowers,crouches,dares not,dreads,expects,falters,feels concern,flinches,foresees,frets,has butterflies,has qualms,is afraid,is anxious,is apprehensive,is frightened,is in awe,loses courage,quails,quavers,shies,shrinks,shudders,shuns,starts,suspects,trembles,wilts,worries
haltverb hesitate, stutter
be defective,dither,falter,hobble,limp,pause,shilly-shally,stagger,stammer,stumble,vacillate,waver,whiffle,wiggle-waggle
hesitateverb wait;be uncertain
alternate,balance,balk,be irresolute,be reluctant,be unwilling,blow hot and cold,dally,debate,defer,delay,demur,dillydally,dither,doubt,equivocate,falter,flounder,fluctuate,fumble,hang,hang back,hedge,hem and haw,hold back,hold off,hover,linger,oscillate,pause,ponder,pull back,pussyfoot,scruple,seesaw,shift,shrink,shy away,sit on fence,stammer,stop,straddle,stumble,stutter,swerve,tergiversate,think about,think twice,vacillate,waffle,waver,weigh These anxieties have some basis but seem rather small compared with the bigger fear that recovery may falter as government support to the economy is scaled back.
这些焦虑有一定的道理，但是与更大的担忧——随着政府对经济的支持逐渐减少，复苏可能放缓相比，就似乎微不足道了。 ecocn |