faltering

基本解釋

“I have to finish this, ” she muttered to the picture, her voice faltering.
“我一定要結(jié)束這事?！?她朝著照片自言自語(yǔ)道，言語(yǔ)間有些支吾。
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.
基本的自我識(shí)別是與其他動(dòng)物交流的關(guān)鍵；有了這個(gè)知識(shí)，嬰兒們開始一搖一擺地進(jìn)入了社會(huì)性的世界。
But even before the slump, progress was faltering, and there is nothing to restart it in prospect.
但是，就算在衰退前，這些進(jìn)步都是脆弱的，且沒有其他措施能夠重啟工資增長(zhǎng)。

(Voice) The spokesman for al-Shabab, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, denies responsibility for the attack, suggesting it was the product of a feud within the faltering government.
The early emphasis was on stabilizing the faltering economy and pushing health-care reform.
But many voters continue to question Palin's intelligence and her grasp of issues concerns that first arose during her sometimes faltering performance in television interviews during the 2008 campaign.

Downturns occur when these countless daily fluctuations accumulate into numerous firms across varied industries faltering simultaneously.
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A faltering attempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do.