start to lose strength or momentum
开始失去力度(或势头)
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her smile faltered and then faded 她的笑容渐渐收敛,然后消失了
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[as adj.
faltering ]his faltering career .他渐入低谷的事业。
speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice
吞吞吐吐地说;结结巴巴地说
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[with direct speech]
“A-Adam?” he faltered .“亚— 亚当吗?”他结结巴巴地问道。
move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence
蹒跚,踉跄;结结巴巴畏缩不前
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he faltered and finally stopped in midstride .他摇摇晃晃地走着,最终停住了脚步。
"late Middle English (in the senses ‘stammer' and ‘stagger’): perhaps from the verb