Falter



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 摇晃, 蹒跚
• ［英］ v. 摇晃, 蹒跚 ( move, walk or act hesitantly)
• ［类］ falter : act / stammer : speak ( 蹒跚是行动不便 / 结巴是说话不便)
• ［例］ Jane walked boldly up to the platform without faltering.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (faltered; faltering)

• Etymology: Middle English
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to walk unsteadily ; stumble
    • b. to give way ; totter <could feel my legs faltering>
    • c. to move waveringly or hesitatingly
  • 2. to speak brokenly or weakly ; stammer <her voice faltered>
  • 3.
    • a. to hesitate in purpose or action ; waver <he never faltered in his determination>
    • b. to lose drive or effectiveness <the business was faltering>
• transitive verb
  • to utter hesitatingly or brokenly
• Synonyms: see hesitate
• ? falterer noun
• ? falteringly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1834
• an act or instance of faltering

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