falter

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfɔːltə(r)/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 比喩的用法

To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off. / (transitive, intransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

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She could feel her confidence falter as the audience stared in silence.

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意味（1）

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

He found his legs falter.

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意味（2）

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

And here he faltered forth his last farewell.

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意味（3）

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.

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意味（4）

To stumble.

意味（5）

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

And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter.

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意味（6）

To hesitate in purpose or action.

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

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意味（7）

To cleanse or sift, as barley.

Barley[…]clean falter'd from Hairs

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falters （ 現在形 単数形 三人称 ）

faltering （ 分詞 現在形 ）

faltered （ 分詞 過去形 ）

faltered （ 過去形 ）