faltering

英 [ˈfɔːltərɪŋ]

美 [ˈfɔːltərɪŋ]

adj.  (尝试、努力或行动)犹疑的，彷徨的，踉跄的
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的现在分词

现在分词：faltering　

BNC.19760 / COCA.18927

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (尝试、努力或行动)犹疑的，彷徨的，踉跄的
  Afalteringattempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do.
  1. 'Now I feel I can do it,' he said in faltering English...
     “现在我觉得我能做了。”他用结结巴巴巴的英语说道。
  2. Leaning on Jon, Michael took faltering steps to the bathroom.
     迈克尔倚着乔恩，踉踉跄跄地走到浴室。

英英释义

noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly
  1. there was a hesitation in his speech
  Synonym:hesitationwaverfalter

adj

• unsteady in speech or action

双语例句

• They are as nervous and faltering as you when they ask for the first time.
  他们第一次说出自己的要求的时候，也和你一样的紧张，一样的支支吾吾。
• But it is also an opportunity: the energy of youth can ignite faltering economies.
  而且，这也是一个机会：因为年轻人朝气蓬勃，可以激活疲软的经济。
• Analysts said this was because demand for the metal was faltering amid concerns about a slowdown in the US housing market.
  分析人士表示，这是由于对美国住宅市场减速的担忧，动摇了对铜的需求。
• He also pushed through reforms to cure Colombia's faltering economy.
  总统先生还致力于推进改革进程来治理国家蹒跚不前的经济。
• Leaning on Jon, Michael took faltering steps to the bathroom.
  迈克尔倚着乔恩，踉踉跄跄地走到浴室。
• 'Now I feel I can do it,' he said in faltering English
  “现在我觉得我能做了。”他用结结巴巴巴的英语说道。
• Faltering test of a man's love, is the lack of deep and persistent.
  男人的爱经不住考验，缺乏的是深厚和执着。
• I can hardly understand his faltering English.
  我很难听懂他结结巴巴的英语。
• The art market has started to show signs of faltering amid the economic downturn, after a six-year boom.
  在经历连续6年的繁荣之后，艺术品市场在经济低迷中开始显露衰退迹象。
• Migrants are returning home from the faltering economies of Western Europe and Russia.
  一些移民正在从经济举步维艰的西欧和俄罗斯回到自己的国家。