英语释义

• unsteady in speech or action

• the act of pausing uncertainly;

  "there was a hesitation in his speech"

片语

doddery行动迟缓的，蹒跚的；衰老的（等于 doddered 或 doddering）

faltering advance踉跄前行

staggery蹒跚的，摇晃的

faltering steps踉跄步

A Faltering不一作沉吟

Faltering Silithid Flayer衰老的异种剥夺者

be faltering变得步履蹒跚

faltering demand需求下降

faltering hope踌躇的希望

faltering g犹豫的

lobbing投得慢而低；蹒跚地走（lob的ing形式）

英汉例句

• though exports are recovering, japan has slipped back into deflation. in the euro zone, recovery was faltering long before the greek crisis hit.

  虽然出口复苏了，日本重新跌入了通货紧缩。欧元区，复苏在希腊危机打击之前早已步履蹒跚。

• using taxpayer money to save faltering firms is the most direct, but not the only way the executive branch intervenes in economic crises.

  利用纳税人的金钱去挽救摇摇欲坠的公司是财政部门抵挡经济危机的最直接、但并非唯一的手段。

• we don’t have to wear certain kinds of clothes to make us feel like we’re okay, or drive a certain kind of car to prop up our faltering egos.

  我们不需要穿上什么特别的衣服，使我们觉得好像自己不错，也不需要开着一辆什么车来支撑我们的摇摇欲坠的自我。

• america and europe cannot count on exports to make up for faltering domestic demand, because the crisis has spread to emerging markets.

  美国和欧洲不能指望出口来弥补萎靡的国内需求，因为这场危机已经蔓延至新兴市场国家。

• lehman gave bob the chance to get hold of a faltering giant, he says.

  他表示：“雷曼让鲍勃有机会得到一个陷入困境的投行巨擘。

• today’s faltering gdp growth is a hangover from that boom and adds to the sense of malaise in the rich world.

  今天的蹒跚不前的gdp增长是一个信贷热的遗留物，并且加重了富有国家的不愉快。

• speaking at a press conference at l「aquila before the latest deaths had been announced, with his voice faltering brown voiced his sympathy for the families of those who have died.

  在拉奎拉的一次记者招待会上，布朗在公布最新死亡人数之前发言。他声音颤抖地向那些死难者的家人表示同情。

• the spread has risen to 140 basis points and may rise further as concerns about italy’s fragile public finances and faltering economy increase.

  该息差已经涨至140个基点。由于对意大利脆弱的公共财政与蹒跚不前的经济的担忧仍在加剧，它还将继续上扬。

• admittedly, the object in question was a small white bar on a computer screen, and the effort of moving it just a few faltering inches to the left turned me purple with concentration.

  当然，这里说的物体不过是计算机屏幕上的一个白色的小色块，而且，即便全神贯注以致把脸憋成紫色，我也只不过把那个色块稍微向左移动了几英寸。

• they crouch there, too, faltering in terror

  它们也蹲在那里，在恐惧中颤抖着

• but it is also an opportunity: the energy of youth can ignite faltering economies.

  而且，这也是一个机会：因为年轻人朝气蓬勃，可以激活疲软的经济。

• the vote in march was indeed partly a reaction to the recent cross-strait tensions, and an endorsement of closer economic ties with the mainland at a time of faltering growth.

  三月的选举结果，一部分是受前期两岸关系的紧张局面的影响；在经济增长不稳定的时期，台湾人民也希望密切与内地的经济往来。

• many allies welcomed barack obama」s announcement on march 27th of a new strategy for the faltering war in afghanistan.

  对巴拉克?奥巴马（barack obama）总统于3月27日宣布的对阿富汗地区踌躇不前的战事之新策略，许多盟军表示欢迎。

• basic self-recognition is key to being able to relate to others; with this knowledge infants take their first faltering steps into the social world.

  基本的自我识别是与其他动物交流的关键；有了这个知识，婴儿们开始一摇一摆地进入了社会性的世界。

• but she has kept faltering for good reasons: her margins for error are low, and she often becomes edgy and inconsistent under big-match pressure.

  但她也有充足的理由磕磕绊绊：她对失误的容忍度很低，而且她经常在大赛压力下变得暴躁和前后不一。

• he believes the cause is in the faltering education system and the sway of the mass media, he added.

  他还说，他认为原因在于日益衰落的教育体制，以及大众传媒的影响。

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