(especially of speech or movement )尤指讲话或动作 stopping and starting often, especially because you are not certain or are not very confident synonym hesitant断断续续的;结结巴巴的 We carried on a halting conversation. 我们的谈话断断续续。 a toddler’s first few halting steps 学步幼儿的蹒跚脚步 Europe’s halting progress towards greater unity 欧洲走向更大团结的进程停滞不前
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2The driver spoke only very halting English. 司机只会说很蹩脚的英语。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHalting is used with these nouns:- conversation