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falter

B2 verb
us /ˈfɔltəɹ/

Các nghĩa

  1. chập chờn, yếu đi

    To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

    He found his legs falter.

  2. ấp úng, nói lắp bắp

    To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

    ambitransitive

    And here he faltered forth his last farewell.

  3. rối loạn, không rành mạch

    To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.

    Here indeed the power of distinctly conceiving of space and distance falters.

  4. vấp ngã, trượt chân

    To stumble.

  5. mất niềm tin, nao núng

    To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).

    figuratively

    And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter.

  6. do dự, lưỡng lự

    To hesitate in purpose or action.

    Ere her native king / Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms.

  7. sàng, sảy (lúa mạch)

    To cleanse or sift, as barley.

    Barley[…]clean falter'd from Hairs

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