falter

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/

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[intransitive] to become weaker or less effective衰弱；衰退；衰落 synonym waver
- 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 Dictionary
adverb
- slightly
- never
- momentarily
- …
verb + falter
- begin to
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[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。
[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。

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.