falter ['fɔ:ltə]

英汉解释

vi. 支吾；蹒跚地走
vt. 支吾地说；结巴地讲出
n. 踌躇；支吾；颤抖

同义词

n. faltering，hesitation，waver
v. bumble，stammer，stumble，waver

参考例句

1. The boy faltered when the policeman demanded his name.
在警察要求男孩说出他的姓名时，他支支吾吾。
2. His voice began to falter.
他的声音开始发颤。
3. She opened a drawer and fumbled among its contents for a long time, so long that my hopes began to falter .
她打开一个抽屉，在里面的东西中间乱找了很长一段时间，长得都叫我开始不抱希望了。

英英解释

n.
  1. the act of pausing uncertainly
  2. be unsure or weak
  3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  4. walk unsteadily
  5. speak haltingly

网络释义

falter
摇摇欲坠; 支吾地说; 摇晃; 动摇不定，踌躇不前;
falter out
口吃地说出; 支吾地说出;
Die Larvenjungen der Falter
螟蛉有子，;
equivocate falter haw prevarication
支吾;
falter quiver shiver tremble waver
颤抖;