falter

英 ['fɔːltə; 'fɒl-] 美['fɔltɚ]
  • vi. 支吾;蹒跚地走
  • vt. 支吾地说;结巴地讲出
  • n. 踌躇;支吾;颤抖
  • n. (Falter)人名;(英)福尔特;(德、捷)法尔特

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词态变化


第三人称单数: falters;过去式: faltered;过去分词: faltered;现在分词: faltering;形容词: faltering;

助记提示


Falter: 扶好他,防止他跌倒,因为他----蹒跚,摇晃。
2. perhaps from the verb fold (which was occasionally used of the faltering of the legs or tongue) + -ter as in totter.
3. fold => falter. 形容舌头或者腿被卷住了或缠住了的情形。
4. f(方向)+ alter(v 改变)-总是改变方向-蹒跚、摇晃;踌躇、犹豫。

中文词源


falter 衰弱

可能来自fold, 折叠,打弯。引申词义衰弱。

英文词源


falter (v.)
late 14c., "to stagger, totter," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse faltrask "be burdened, hesitate, be troubled"), or else a frequentative of Middle English falden "to fold," influenced by fault (but OED rejects any direct connection to that word). Of the tongue, "to stammer," mid-15c. Related: Faltered; faltering.

双语例句


1. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter.
投资可能会中断,而这会引起经济衰退。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His voice began to falter.
他的声音开始发颤.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. There was a falter in his voice.
他的言语支吾.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The queen leaned forward with a ting falter of her stout body.
女王硬朗的身子微微前倾.

来自辞典例句